RRI.CO.ID, Islamabad - Peace talks between the United States (U.S.) and Iran, held this weekend in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, failed to reach an agreement. The United States questioned Iran's commitment to dismantling its nuclear program, while Iran assured it would protect its national interests.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, said that his country and Iran had held 21 hours of talks. He praised Pakistan's "amazing job" to bridge the gap between the two countries, but expressed regret over the failure to reach an agreement.

"We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians," he said in Islamabad, as monitored from The White House social media on Sunday, 12 April 2026.

"The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement," he continued.

Vance highlighted Iran's failure to fully commit to ending its nuclear program, including ending its uranium enrichment facilities. He immediately returned to his country after the meeting concluded.

"We need to see an affirmative commitment that they (Iran) will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon," he said.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, confirmed the breakdown of the talks. He admitted that these negotiations-which he said lasted 24-25 hours-were the longest Iran had conducted in recent times.

"We reached some understandings on a number of issues, but on two or three important issues, there were gaps, and ultimately these talks did not lead to an agreement," he said in a televised interview, as quoted from the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta on Sunday.

Baghaej said that negotiation time after the recent war, plus recent American actions in Iran and Syria, made it "natural" that they did not expect an agreement within one meeting. He added that some new issues were added to the topic of negotiations this time, like the Hormuz Strait tension.

"But I think that in any situation, we must continue to pursue our national interests as diplomats and as a diplomatic apparatus," he said.

"We must use various tools to protect the security, rights, and interests of the Iranian people," he stated.

Meanwhile, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar expressed gratitude to the two countries for appreciating Pakistan's efforts to help achieve the ceasefire. The country hopes that the two sides continue with a positive spirit to achieve peace and prosperity for the entire region and beyond.

"Pakistan has been and will continue to play its role to facilitate engagement and dialogue between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in the days to come," he said, as monitored from Pakistani international public broadcaster Pakistan TV on Sunday.