James David Vance announced: No results from US-Iran talks

US Vice President James David Vance made statements regarding the negotiations held with Iran in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Thanking the Pakistani administration for hosting the talks, Vance said, "The shortcomings in the negotiations were not the fault of the Pakistanis. They did a great job and tried to help us overcome the differences and reach an agreement. We have been working on this for 21 hours."

Stating that they had comprehensive contacts with the Iranian delegation, Vance said, "That is the good news. The bad news is that we could not reach an agreement. I think this is much worse news for Iran compared to the US. As a result, we are returning to the US without a deal."

"THEY CHOSE NOT TO ACCEPT OUR TERMS"

Expressing that the US clearly laid out its red lines in the negotiations, Vance said, "We made it very clear on which issues we could compromise and on which issues we could not. We expressed this as clearly as possible, but they chose not to accept our terms." Stating that he did not want to answer questions regarding the details of the talks, Vance said, "We need to see a firm commitment that Iran will not pursue nuclear weapons and will not seek the means that would allow them to reach nuclear weapons quickly. This is the primary goal of the US President, and this is what we are trying to achieve through these negotiations."

Reminding that Iran's nuclear program and facilities have been largely destroyed, Vance said, "But the real question is: Can we see whether the Iranians are showing a fundamental will not to develop nuclear weapons, not just now or in two years, but in the long term? We have not seen that yet. We hope we will."

"DESPITE OUR FLEXIBILITY, WE COULD NOT MAKE PROGRESS"

Arguing that the US side approached the process with flexibility and claiming that Iran did not lean toward an agreement, Vance assessed, "We could never reach a point where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms. I think we were quite flexible, we were quite conciliatory. President Donald Trump told us, 'Come here in good faith and do your best to reach an agreement.' We did so, but unfortunately, we could not make any progress."

Stating that they were in frequent contact with US President Donald Trump and cabinet members during the talks, Vance said, "We were in constant communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith. And we are leaving here with a very simple proposal, that is, a compromise offer which is our final and best offer. We will see if the Iranians accept it or not."