Vice President JD Vance just told the world that the U.S. has been unable to make a deal with Iran and said his team is leaving Pakistan with its final offer on the table. Vance said the negotiations lasted 21 hours and included consultations with President Trump and others in the administration as the talks went on.
In his brief remarks with reporters, followed by a Q&A that lasted about three minutes, Vance mentioned only the issue of whether Iran would commit to abandoning any desire to build a nuclear weapon, which it refused to do. The VP made no mention of the critical issue of the Strait of Hormuz, where gas and oil flow to large parts of the world to sustain the global economy.
“The simple question is, do we see a fundamental commitment of will for the Iranians not to develop a nuclear weapon, not just now, not just two years from now, but for the long term?” Vance said. “We haven’t seen that yet. We hope that we will.”
There was no mention of whether future talks were being considered, but from the tone of the VP’s remarks, it appears that the U.S. is walking away with a “take it or leave it” attitude when it comes to the U.S. demands.
There was also no mention of whether the ceasefire would continue to be in effect. Word on that will no doubt have to come from Trump himself. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu already declared earlier that the war with Iran is far from over.
