US EditionDeadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile Led to Impasse, Officials Say
US and Iran delegations concluded talks in Islamabad without a breakthrough on reopening the Strait of Hormuz or curbing Tehran's nuclear program, each side blaming the other for the deadlock.
- On Sunday, Vice President JD Vance confirmed that negotiations with Iran in Islamabad ended without an agreement after 21 hours of discussion, marking the first direct engagement between Washington and Tehran in over a decade.
- Disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz—a route responsible for around 20% of global energy supply—and Iran's nuclear program proved insurmountable, with Tasnim news agency blaming "excessive" US demands.
- Vance rejected Iran's stance, stating, "We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon," describing this as the core goal of the United States.
- Despite the deadlock, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar urged both sides to preserve the two-week ceasefire agreed on Tuesday as delegations departed blaming each other for the failure to halt a war that has raged for over six weeks.
- Shipping data showed three fully loaded supertankers passed through the Strait on Saturday, though hundreds remain stranded, while Israeli security cabinet minister Zeev Elkin warned, "The Iranians are playing with fire.
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