The US and Iran have not yet reached a deal, Vice President JD Vance told the press on Sunday morning, following the third round of talks between the two countries.
According to Vance, Iran chose not to accept US terms, despite the US being "quite flexible."
First and foremost among the US' concerns was the potential for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, Vance said, adding that the US and Israeli strikes had destroyed Iran's current nuclear capabilities, but Iran had yet to display a long-term commitment not to rebuild.
The US delegation left Pakistan in order to return to the United States later that morning.
According to Iranian state media, before the talks began, Iran outlined its "red lines," which it insisted that Washington must accept for negotiations to proceed.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with members of the US delegation, including US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the White House and Sharif's office said.
Iran entered talks with 'complete distrust' of US
Earlier, the Iranian delegation, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, also met with Sharif to determine the timing and manner of possible negotiations, according to local media.
Araghchi spoke with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the phone prior to the talks, according to Iranian government-sponsored outlet, Mehr News Agency, sharing with Wadephul that Iran is entering the talks with “complete distrust” of the US.
"Due to America's repeated breaches of commitments and betrayals of diplomacy, Iran enters the negotiations with complete distrust and will fight with full authority to secure the interests and rights of the Iranian people," Araghchi told Wadephul.
Iranian state TV network 'Press TV' reported Tehran's delegation had set out its red lines to Sharif, adding that these concerned the Strait of Hormuz, the release of Iran's blocked assets, the payment of war reparations, and a ceasefire to be enforced across the region.
Macron encourages Iran to seize Islamabad opportunity
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday and urged him to take advantage of the ongoing US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Macron described the conversation in a post on X/Twitter, stating that he encouraged his Iranian counterpart to “ seize the opportunity presented by the talks launched in Islamabad to pave the way for a lasting de-escalation.”
He also expressed his support for Lebanon’s inclusion in the ceasefire deal.
“France extends its full support to the actions of the Lebanese authorities, who alone are legitimate to exercise the sovereignty of the State and decide the destiny of Lebanon,” Macron asserted.