U.S. Vice President JD Vance Sunday said the overnight negotiations between the United States and Iran have concluded without an agreement, after Tehran declined to accept Washington’s key demand to forgo the pursuit of nuclear weapons capabilities.
The high-stakes talks, which lasted approximately 21 hours, ended without a breakthrough, Vance told reporters, noting he remained in close and continuous contact with Donald Trump and senior members of the administration throughout the negotiations.
“But the simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” Vance said.
“That is the core goal of the president of the United States, and that’s what we’ve tried to achieve through these negotiations.”
Vance added that he spoke with Trump multiple times during the course of the talks, as well as with Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, and Brad Cooper, underscoring the level of coordination within the administration.
“We were constantly in communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith,” he said.
The talks took place a few days after a Pakistan-proposed ceasefire stopped the conflict which has rocked the Middle East and disrupted global energy supplies and trade shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
It was not clear immediately whether the two sides have left the door open to further negotiations.
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