Iran: Negotiations with the US failed due to forced differences in issues

JAKARTA - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said the US-Iran negotiation agreement in Pakistan failed because it forced significant differences during the negotiations.

Baghaei initially thought that after the two-week ceasefire agreement, negotiations to reach a permanent agreement with the negotiation points were likely to be imposed.

"This conversation was held after 40 days of forced war, in an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion," Baghaei said in his statement to the Iranian news media SNN, quoted by NBC News, Sunday, April 12.

He also considered that Iran would not expect an instant agreement, given that the negotiations between Iran and the US had previously failed due to violations of the agreement.

"Of course, we should not expect an agreement in just one meeting and no one has such expectations," he said.

Baghaei then said a meeting point was found on a number of issues in the US-Iran negotiations mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad. However, Baghaei explained: "on two or three main topics there were significant differences and, in the end, the talks did not result in an agreement."

Baghaei assessed that the indirect peace talks between the US and Iran were handled by Pakistan in Islamabad as the longest negotiating session in the past year, with negotiations covering new topics such as the Strait of Hormuz and regional issues.

He emphasized the importance of the two parties involved in this negotiation must be equally fought for.

"Under no circumstances should diplomatic officials fight for the rights and interests of the Iranian people," he said.

Previously reported, US Vice President (Wapres) JD Vance said the US delegation left Pakistan today, Sunday, April 12.

Citing The Telegraph, Vance said the US-Iran negotiations over the past 21 hours did not reach an agreement.

He explained that the failure of the peace talks was because Iran had chosen not to accept US requirements, including a commitment not to build nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile, Iranian state media said the talks failed because of "unreasonable demands" from the US.