Door open for negotiation?: Iranian Parliament Speaker and lead negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that the US delegation “failed to gain our trust” but kept the door open for another round of talks. In a post on X, he said it was now “time for the US to decide whether it can earn our trust or not.” His remarks came after high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations.

What happened in the peace talks: Delegations led by Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf met in Pakistan’s capital for face-to-face negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire and a broader peace framework. The discussions stretched over nearly a full day, with Pakistan’s leadership facilitating multiple rounds. While both sides acknowledged “substantive discussions”, they failed to bridge differences on core demands, particularly US insistence on guarantees that Iran would not develop nuclear weapons.

5 latest developments

• No agreement reached after 21 hours of direct US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad.
• US says Iran rejected its terms, especially on nuclear commitments.
• Iran calls talks “intensive”, criticises US demands as excessive.
• Donald Trump says outcome “makes no difference” and claims the US has already “won.”
• Regional tensions persist, with Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel’s campaign against Iran is “not yet finished”.

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