‘Dozen calls in 21 hours’: Trump was in contact always throughout US-Iran talks in Islamabad, says JD Vance

United States Vice President JD Vance on Sunday stated he was in fixed contact with President Donald Trump as he and his staff have been engaged in peace talks with Iranian leaders in Pakistan. The talks hit a wall for now. Vice President JD Vance led the US delegation in Islamabad for talks with Iran (AP)"We have been speaking to the President constantly. 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 instructed reporters as he left for the US after saying the talks had collapsed.He added that, together with Trump, he was additionally in fixed consultations with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Admiral Brad Cooper, the chief of the US army's Central Command."We have been always in communication with the staff as a result of we have been negotiating in good religion. And we depart right here with a quite simple proposal, a technique of understanding that's our remaining and finest provide," Vance added.Why US-Iran talks collapsedVance stated the talks between Washington and Tehran ended on Sunday with no conclusion. Sharing little element concerning the talks, the US Vice President added that the core dispute remained round Iran's nuclear programme.Describing it as a "pink line" for the Trump administration, Vance acknowledged that Iran was instructed to finish its programme and halt its uranium enrichment.Additionally Learn | 21 hours and no breakthrough: Why US-Iran failed to succeed in a deal throughout Islamabad talks"The straightforward truth 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 might allow them to shortly obtain a nuclear weapon," stated Vance, including, that it's the "core objective of the President (Donald Trump)", and that's what they tried to realize by means of negotiations.Iran, alternatively, acknowledged that the calls for made by Washington are “unreasonable”. Including to the dispute over its nuclear programme, Iran acknowledged that it was not working to construct an atomic bomb.Ghalibaf blames US for collapse in talksIran's parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, who additionally led the Iranian delegation in Islamabad, blamed the US for the collapse in talks."Earlier than the negotiations, I emphasised that we've got the required good religion and can, however because of the experiences of the 2 earlier wars, we've got no belief within the opposing aspect,” wrote Ghalibaf on X.He added that the Iranian delegation put forth constructive initiatives, "however the different aspect was unable to realize the belief of the Iranian delegation on this spherical of negotiations.""America has understood our logic and ideas, and now it is time for it to determine whether or not it may earn our belief or not?” he added additional.Including to this, a press release issued by the Iranian embassy in Ghana acknowledged that the talks “are over.” "The Strait continues to be closed. And the VP is flying house empty-handed," it stated on X.