A phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu derailed peace talks between Iran and the United States in Pakistan, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, according to NDTV.
In a post on the social media platform X, Araghchi said Netanyahu telephoned U.S. Vice President JD Vance midway through the talks, after which discussions were disrupted.
Araghchi said the meeting’s trajectory changed after Netanyahu’s call, shifting the focus away from Iran-U.S. matters and toward Israel’s interests.
Representatives from Iran and the United States departed after 21 hours of negotiations without reaching agreement. The U.S. side has not yet made an official statement on the talks.
Iran said it had entered the talks in good faith but that Washington had set unacceptable conditions. The final U.S. demands, Tehran said, were to ensure free naval passage for the United States and its allies through the Strait of Hormuz, to fully shut down Iran’s uranium and nuclear programs, and to transfer Iran’s existing uranium stockpile. Iran rejected those terms.
The failure of the talks has raised uncertainty over the future of the ongoing Iran-U.S. ceasefire. Nine days remain in the two-week ceasefire that began on April 7, and there are fears of renewed tension in the Middle East thereafter.
The breakdown is also affecting global energy markets. Analysts said oil prices could climb back to triple digits per barrel once the ceasefire ends.
The diplomatic failure has also strained U.S. alliances. Spain and Italy said they will not allow their territory or airspace to be used in any war against Iran. Several NATO countries have also declined to back the United States in the conflict.
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