US ‘unreasonable demands’ prevent progress in talks: Iran

Iranian state media said on Sunday that “unreasonable demands” by the United States scuppered talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.

“The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended,” IRIB said on Telegram.

Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance said the talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, adding that he was leaving after presenting a “final and best offer.”

Vance signalled that he was still giving Iran time to consider the proposal from the United States, which on Tuesday said it would pause attacks with Israel for two weeks pending negotiations.

“We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We'll see if the Iranians accept it,” Vance told reporters after 21 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Source: AFP