US-Iran peace talks end without agreement, Vance leaves Pakistan

(Reuters)

ISLAMABAD, April 12 – The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite lengthy talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, ​jeopardising a fragile ceasefire.

Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour-long negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands and sent global oil prices soaring since ‌it began over six weeks ago.

“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America,” Vice President JD Vance, the head of the U.S. delegation, told reporters shortly before he left Islamabad.