Iran has said it has no plans for further peace talks with the US, after a marathon summit with Vice President JD Vance collapsed on Saturday with no agreement reached.
“No plan has yet been announced for the time, place, or next round of negotiations,” Iranian state news agency Nour reported on Saturday, citing the country’s Supreme National Security Council.
The Iranian regime will also keep its stranglehold over the Strait of Hormuz, the vital chokepoint in the Persian Gulf through which flows a fifth of the world’s oil supplies, according to state media.
“Iran is not in a hurry, and until the US agrees to a reasonable deal, there will be no change in the situation of the Strait of Hormuz,” the Fars News Agency reported, quoting an unnamed Iranian official.
It comes after a grueling 21 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, between US and Iranian delegations ended Sunday morning local time with no agreement reached.
Vance told a press conference that Iran’s refusal to abandon its nuclear program had been the main sticking point.
The veep called the failure to reach a deal “bad news” for Iran, while Iran’s former Vice President, Ataollah Mohajerani, said it was “worse news … for the United States,” speaking to Fars.
“We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it,” Vance told reporters as he prepared to board Air Force Two and return to the US.
None of the American delegation — which included special envoy Steve Witkoff and the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — remained behind in Islamabad.
Iranian state media blamed “US overreach and ambitions” for blocking “a common framework and agreement” to bring about an end to the conflict, which started on Feb. 28.
As talks broke down in Pakistan, President Trump was seen at a UFC fight in Miami with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The President earlier said it “makes no difference to me” whether the US and Iran reached a deal.
