Islamabad negotiations end without a deal – as it happened

US vice-president says Iran chose not to accept American terms for a deal, including to not build nuclear weapons JD Vance and US delegation leave Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran US officials claim Iran unable to find mines it laid in strait of Hormuz This blog is closing now, but you can continue to follow the latest developments at our new live blog here. And to finish with, a recap of the major events from the past few hours: After a marathon 21-hour first day of talks, US vice-president JD Vance announced on Sunday that his negotiating team was leaving Pakistan without reaching a deal, despite the historic and face-to-face meetings marking the highest-level direct engagement between Washington and Tehran in decades. The talks in Pakistan were aimed at securing a peace agreement to end the weeks-long war. Vance has now left Pakistan. The Iranian foreign ministry had warned earlier that the success of this weekend’s talks depended on Washington avoiding “excessive demands” and “unlawful requests”. Among issues discussed were the strategic strait of Hormuz, nuclear development, war reparations, and sanctions. The strait of Hormuz remains among the main poi