On the morning of April 12, Vice President JD Vance, leading the American delegation, left Islamabad without reaching an agreement with the Iranians after 21 hours of discussions, saying they had been given a final offer. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)

In Islamabad, a few insufficient advances between Iran and the United States

While analysts saw the level of representation as a sign of hope for a diplomatic solution to end the conflict, JD Vance left Pakistan on Sunday morning without an agreement

12 Apr 2026, 07:28 by Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH · L'Orient Today

The rhetoric was still one of mistrust and defiance just hours before the planned talks in Pakistan between Washington and Tehran. Nevertheless, the two high-level delegations present in the heavily secured Pakistani capital held direct trilateral meetings with the mediator country on Saturday. This happened despite threats from the Iranian Parliament president, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led the delegation sent to Islamabad, that he would not begin talks if Israeli strikes continued in Lebanon and if the freezing of the Islamic Republic's assets was not lifted beforehand.On Sunday morning, April 12, Vice President JD Vance, leading the U.S. delegation, nonetheless left Islamabad without an agreement after 21 hours of discussions, saying he had left a final proposal to the Iranians. While some notable progress was made, the...

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