Two Main Disagreements Behind Islamabad Negotiations Failure.. What Are They?

SadaNews - After the announcement of the failure of negotiations between the United States and Iran, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that "the views diverged on two important issues".

The spokesperson added: "This did not lead to an agreement".

The Iranian official did not disclose the nature of the two disagreements he mentioned; however, the American news site "Axios" reported, citing a source familiar with the talks that began on Saturday and ended Sunday morning in Islamabad, that they pertain to Iran's demand for control over the Strait of Hormuz and its refusal to abandon its stockpile of enriched uranium.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated on Sunday morning that the negotiation team would leave Pakistan after failing to reach an agreement with Iran following 21 hours of negotiations.

Vance pointed to "shortcomings in the negotiations" and said that Iran "chose not to accept the U.S. terms," including not manufacturing nuclear weapons.

The U.S. Vice President said: "The bad news is that we did not reach an agreement, and I think this is worse news for Iran than it is for the United States".

He continued: "So we are returning to the United States without reaching an agreement. We were very clear about what our red lines are".

Vance clarified that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump six times during the negotiations.

Axios also mentioned that the U.S. negotiation team spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Biscent, and Central Command Chief Brad Cooper during the talks.

It was not expected to reach a final agreement on Saturday; however, the U.S. side, according to Axios, hoped to achieve sufficient momentum to continue the negotiations, even if it required extending the ceasefire.

Vance's brief statements did not reflect significant optimism, even though he did not directly state that the United States would withdraw from the negotiations.

Vance said: "We are leaving here with a very simple proposal. It is a mechanism for understanding, and this is our final and best offer. We will see if the Iranians will accept it".