Vance says Iran rejected US phrases and no nuclear deal was reached

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Vice President JD Vance stated Sunday that high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran ended and not using a deal after Iranian officers refused to simply accept American phrases.

Talking throughout a press convention from the Serena Lodge in Islamabad, Pakistan, Vance stated Iran has "chosen to not settle for our phrases."

"The unhealthy information is that we now have not reached an settlement," Vance stated. "And I feel that is unhealthy information for Iran way more than it is unhealthy information for america of America."

The vp stated talks with Iranian officers lasted 21 hours, describing them as "substantive discussions," however including the U.S. was unwilling to compromise on its "pink traces."

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Vice President JD Vance speaks throughout a information convention after assembly with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photograph/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

"So we return to america, having not come to an settlement. We have made very clear what our pink traces are, what issues we're prepared to accommodate them on and what issues we're not prepared to accommodate them on," Vance added. "And we have made that as clear as we presumably may, they usually have chosen to not settle for our phrases."

Fox Information Digital’s Preston Mizell requested Vance if he had been involved with President Donald Trump in the course of the talks, and the vp stated he had been "persistently."

"I do not know what number of instances we talked to him — a half dozen instances, a dozen instances over the previous 21 hours," Vance stated, including that the U.S. crew was additionally speaking with different members of the Trump administration, together with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Battle Pete Hegseth .

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<source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/04/672/378/jd-vance-pakistan-talks-islamabad-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/04/1344/756/jd-vance-pakistan-talks-islamabad-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/04/931/523/jd-vance-pakistan-talks-islamabad-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/04/1862/1046/jd-vance-pakistan-talks-islamabad-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"> Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Protection Forces Discipline Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, U.S. Embassy Cost d'Affaires Natalie A. Baker, and Inside Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi after arriving for talks with Iranian officers in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/Reuters)

"So, look, we had been continuously in communication with the crew as a result of we had been negotiating in good religion," Vance stated. "And we depart right here with a quite simple proposal, a way of understanding that's our last and finest supply. We'll see if the Iranians settle for it."

Vance arrived in Pakistan early Saturday to steer high-stakes negotiations with Iran aimed toward preserving a fragile ceasefire introduced by Trump earlier this week and stopping a broader regional conflict.

Vance was joined by U.S. Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, as a part of a senior delegation partaking Iranian officers in Islamabad.

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Vice President JD Vance spoke to reporters earlier than boarding Air Pressure Two at Budapest Ferenc Liszt Worldwide Airport on April 8, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. The White Home stated Vance would lead the U.S. delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran and was in Hungary supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán forward of parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Pictures)

Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had been negotiating for Iran.

Whereas Vance declined to elaborate on which phrases Iran rejected, he stated the U.S. sought assurances that Iran wouldn't develop a nuclear weapon.

"The straightforward reality is that we have to see an affirmative dedication that they won't search a nuclear weapon, and they won't search the instruments that will allow them to shortly obtain a nuclear weapon," Vance stated. "That's the core objective of the president of america. And that is what we have tried to attain by means of these negotiations."