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What we know so far
• No agreement: US Vice President JD Vance says no agreement was reached with Iran after marathon talks in Pakistan. Iran would not commit to forgoing a nuclear weapon, Vance said, adding that US negotiators gave their “final and best offer,” but Tehran refused to accept the US’ terms for a deal.
• Sticking point: The United States’ demands “prevented a common framework and agreement” during negotiations, reported Iranian state media outlet Tasnim.
• Questions remain: The failure to yield a deal throws the ceasefire into doubt, and without Iran’s commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, global energy supplies will continue to be throttled. Before the ceasefire, President Donald Trump had promised Iran’s “whole civilization will die.” Then, he said it “makes no difference to me” whether both sides make a deal.
No deal was reached after marathon US-Iran talks. Here's what Vance said
US Vice President JD Vance departed Pakistan on Sunday after no deal was reached with Iran to end the war. Here’s what he said at a news conference.
Vice President JD Vance said marathon talks with Iran did not result in an agreement to permanently end the war.
No agreement: The talks, which began on Saturday local time in Islamabad and ran through the night into Sunday morning, did not yield a deal to permanently end the war.
US gave its “final and best offer”: Vance said Iranian negotiators refused to accept US terms for a deal, which he insisted had been “quite flexible.”
On Tehran’s nuclear program: Iran did not commit to forgo building a nuclear weapon after hours of negotiations, according to the vice president.
Communication with administration: Vance said that he spoke with President Donald Trump “consistently” during the talks. He said he also spoke with other top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command.
Meanwhile, Iranian state media blamed the failure of the talks on the US’ “excessive” demands.
CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Kaanita Iyer, Casey Gannon and Laura Sharman contributed reporting.
Failure of talks a blow to hopes of finding an off-ramp to crisis
We watched the sun go down in Islamabad and then come up again as these marathon talks went on. To end without a deal marks a fundamental blow to nascent hopes of finding an off-ramp to this crisis.
These were meetings of huge consequence –– the highest-level talks between US and Iranian officials since the formation of the Islamic Republic in 1979 –– and it’s hard to underestimate just how complex the discussions have been.
Beyond what was said in the room, technical papers were exchanged and reviewed repeatedly. But the two sides were simply too far apart, not just in substance, but in style and temperament. The respective delegations went into these talks with vastly different approaches: US Vice President JD Vance appeared to be after a relatively quick solution after the implementation of a two-week ceasefire, but Tehran typically moves much slower, negotiating over the long term.
With Vance saying America has put forward its “best and final” offer, the ball now seems to sit firmly in the Iranian court. And if there are going to be more talks, Iran will have to change its position somehow.
Iran believes the talks failed because of “excessive” US demands, and it’s clear from both sides that nuclear enrichment is a key sticking point. Tehran has insisted for years it would not build a nuclear weapon and that it only wished to pursue a nuclear power program, but its actions ramping up the level of enrichment of uranium in recent years caused great concern in the West — and were the catalyst for last year’s 12-day conflict with Israel. Iran still appears unwilling to give up on enrichment. The White House wants a cast-iron commitment that Iran won’t build a nuclear weapon.
As the talks played out, we saw various statements released through Iranian media that appeared aimed at a domestic audience, some explaining why Tehran had even entered diplomatic talks at all with its longtime enemy. Its foreign ministry went so far as to spell out that diplomacy was “the continuation of the sacred jihad of the defenders of the Iranian land.”
The two-week ceasefire itself was struck against the backdrop of a maximalist threat from US President Donald Trump to annihilate a civilization and blow up Iran’s power plants and key infrastructure. Whether that threat comes into play again is now a key question.
Two other fundamental questions hang in the air: How will Iran respond to the US walking away? And how much longer will the global economy be stuck in limbo?
Vance departs Pakistan after no agreement reached with Iran
Vice President JD Vance is departing Islamabad, Pakistan, on Air Force Two en route to the US after no deal was reached with Iran.
Vance held a news conference following the marathon day of negotiations, saying, “The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.”
Iranian state media says US demands "prevented agreement"
Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency blamed US demands for preventing “a common framework and agreement” after talks in Islamabad failed to yield a deal.
“The negotiations between the Iranian and American teams concluded a few minutes ago and, due to what is described as US overreach and ambitions, the two sides have so far failed to reach an agreement,” a Tasnim correspondent reported on Sunday from Islamabad, according to the outlet.
However, US Vice President JD Vance said Iranian negotiators refused to accept US terms he insisted had been “quite flexible” and that Tehran had not committed to forgoing a nuclear weapon.
Iran holds more cards than the Americans with "terrifying capacity," says former Middle East negotiator
Former State Department Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller said the Iranians “hold more cards than the Americans” after 21 hours of talks between the US and Iran ended without an agreement.
“They are clearly in no hurry to make concessions,” Miller told CNN, suggesting that Iran appeared to be operating on a slower timeline than the US.
“It seems to me they still have the highly enriched uranium. They’ve demonstrated they’ve weaponized geography, they control and now manage the Strait of Hormuz. The regime has survived.”
Miller said he believed Iran would rather risk returning to US and Israeli military strikes than walk away from negotiations empty handed.
With no deal in hand, the future of the war remains an open question
Vice President JD Vance’s declaration that 21 hours of peace talks with Iran failed to yield a deal raises a host of questions about the future of the conflict.
It appeared to throw into doubt the two-week ceasefire that began Tuesday. Without a commitment from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, global energy supplies will continue to be throttled.
President Donald Trump had promised before the ceasefire took effect that Iran’s “whole civilization will die” if the country’s leaders did not agree to a deal. But it’s not clear he has much appetite for resuming a war that has become deeply unpopular among Americans, and which he claims the US has already won.
Vance, during his appearance in Islamabad, did not say what would happen now that talks seem to have stalled. He suggested Iran could still return to accept the United States’ “final and best offer,” but he did not preview any future negotiations to bridge the differences.
Trump, meanwhile, professed earlier Saturday not to care how the negotiations turned out.
“Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me,” he said, claiming the US had already defeated Iran militarily.
Rubio shown on big screen at UFC fight moments after Vance announces no agreement with Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was shown on the big screen at the UFC fight in Miami, Florida moments after Vice President JD Vance announced that no deal had been reached with Iran.
Rubio is at the fight with President Donald Trump. Reporters traveling with Trump and Rubio observed the two smiling and enjoying the action.
Vance says he spoke with Trump, other officials "consistently" throughout talks
Vice President JD Vance said that he spoke with President Donald Trump “consistently” during trilateral talks with Iran in Pakistan.
“Obviously, we were talking to the president consistently. I don’t know how many times we talked to him, a half-dozen times, a dozen times over the past 21 hours,” Vance told reporters in Islamabad.
Vance said he also spoke with other top US officials throughout the negotiations, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command.
“We were constantly in communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith,” Vance said.
Vance: Iran did not agree to terms about its nuclear efforts
US Vice President JD Vance said Iran did not commit to forgoing a nuclear weapon after hours of negotiations between the two countries ended without an agreement.
The vice president went on to say: “The question is, ‘Do we see a fundamental commitment of will for the Iranians not to develop a nuclear weapon not just now, not just two years from now but for the long term?’ We haven’t seen that yet, we hope we will.”
Vance says US gave Iran its "final and best offer" and was "flexible" in negotiations
Vice President JD Vance said Iranian negotiators refused to accept US terms for a deal, which he insisted had been “quite flexible.”
“We were quite accommodating. The president told us, ‘You need to come here in good faith and make your best effort to get a deal.’ We did that, and unfortunately, we weren’t able to make make any headway,” he said.
Vance suggested the primary sticking point was Iran’s refusal to abandon its nuclear program.
“We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer,” he said. “We’ll see if the Iranians accept it.”
Vance says there has been no agreement with Iran after marathon talks
Vice President JD Vance said marathon talks with Iran did not result in an agreement to permanently end the war.
“We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That’s the good news,” Vance said at a press appearance in Islamabad.
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” he said. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America. So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement.”
Meanwhile: As Trump attends UFC fight in Florida, Rubio is seen whispering to him
While trilateral in-person talks between the US and Iran have lasted over 12 hours in Pakistan, President Donald Trump is attending a UFC fight in Miami.
After Trump entered the arena, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was seen whispering to the president from nearby seats, according to reporters traveling with Trump and video from the event.
The two appeared to exchange a few words before Trump turned to the crowd behind him and pumped his fist while smiling.
Trump briefly spoke to reporters earlier today while departing for Miami. When asked how negotiations were going in Pakistan, Trump said it “makes no difference to me” whether a deal is reached between the US and Iran.
Vice President JD Vance is expected to hold a news conference in Islamabad shortly.
Vance to hold news conference in Pakistan soon
Vice President JD Vance is expected to hold a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, soon amid trilateral in-person talks between the US and Iran.
Trilateral talks have lasted more than 12 hours today, and Vance has been leading the negotiations for the US.
Strait of Hormuz and "nuclear issue" discussed in peace talks, Iran says
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said “intensive negotiations” between the US and Iran continued uninterrupted until the early hours in Islamabad, covering the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program.
Baqaei said the success of the talks hinged on the “seriousness and good faith of the opposing side, refraining from excessive demands and unlawful requests, and the acceptance of Iran’s legitimate rights and interests.”
As talks stretch into early hours of Sunday, reporters in Islamabad await updates
Reporters are beginning to fade under the bright lights of the cavernous Jinnah Convention Centre as they continue to wait for any nugget of information from the US-Iran talks across the road at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel.
The Iranian media contingent has left the building, but about a hundred journalists remain at the venue.
Outside, the sky is starting to lighten as journalists guzzle sugary tea and coffee to stay awake through the early hours of Sunday. The negotiations began on Saturday afternoon local time.
On white and green couches, the colors of Pakistan’s flag, some journalists pore over their phones, trying to stay awake after being at the venue for more than ten hours.
Now and then, a flurry of whispers spreads like an electric current around the vast round hall. But the excitement amounts to little as the diplomatic talks stretch on.
Talks are continuing in Islamabad, White House official says
Trilateral talks are still ongoing in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to a senior White House official.
The talks between the US and Iran have stretched into the early morning in Pakistan, where Vice President JD Vance is leading the American delegation.
According to the White House official, talks have lasted “15 hours and counting,” but it is unclear how much of that time was spent solely on the talks between the US and Iran.
Senior Iranian military members arrive in Pakistan for “consultation” in talks, source says
High-ranking members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), air force, navy and even the Quds force – an IRGC unit in charge of foreign operations – arrived today at Pakistan air force’s Nur Khan base outside Islamabad, a source in the Gulf tells CNN.
According to the source, the new arrivals are for support and logistics for the Iranian delegation. The senior IRGC personnel among them are expected to provide “consultation.”
Flight tracking information showed the arrival of at least one aircraft operated by Pouya Air, a company that the US government has sanctioned for its connections to the IRGC. The base where it landed, Nur Khan, is restricted for VIP visitors to Pakistan.
Trilateral talks in Pakistan are ongoing, White House official says
Trilateral in-person talks are ongoing in Islamabad, Pakistan, a senior White House official said about an hour ago.
The hourslong talks have stretched into the early morning in Islamabad, where Vice President JD Vance is leading the US delegation.
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House earlier today that it “makes no difference” to him whether a deal is reached with Iran.
China will have “big problems” if it ships weapons to Iran, Trump says
President Donald Trump told CNN today that China will have “big problems” if it ships weapons to Iran.
Asked by CNN’s Betsy Klein about US intelligence that indicates Beijing is preparing to send weapons to Iran, he suggested that Beijing would face consequences if it did.
“If China does that, China will have big problems, OK?” he said as he left the White House for Florida.
Trump did not say whether he has spoken to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whom he is set to meet with early next month in China.
CNN first reported earlier Saturday that US intelligence indicated China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.
The intelligence underscores how Iran may be using the ceasefire as an opportunity to replenish certain weapons systems with the help of key foreign partners.
