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ISLAMABAD (AFP)
Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad.
Vance said Washington was seeking a "fundamental commitment" from Iran that it would not develop a nuclear weapon, after holding the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
He signalled that he was still giving time to Iran to consider the offer from the United States, which on Tuesday said it would pause attacks with Israel for two weeks pending negotiations.
The United States and Israel had attacked Iran in February 28. Iran and the US entered the talks mediated by Pakistan, with Washington piling pressure to open the the vital Strait of Hormuz.
After 21 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital, Vance told reporters that no deal could be found yet.
"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 said.
US President Donald Trump separately insisted the United States had already triumphed on the battlefield.
"Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me. The reason is because we've won," Trump said.
