U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday there was no deal with Iran after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan, citing shortcomings in the talks and saying Iran had chosen not to accept U.S. terms. An Iranian state TV reporter had said the talks would continue on Sunday, but Vance did not mention a resumption of talks. In a post on X, Iran's government said that the talks had concluded and technical experts from both sides would exchange documents. STRAIT OF HORMUZAs the talks started, the U.S. military said it was "setting the conditions" to start clearing the Strait of Hormuz. Before the talks began, a senior Iranian source told Reuters the U.S. had agreed to release frozen assets in Qatar and other foreign banks.

Source: The Telegraph April 12, 2026 02:13 UTC