{"id":107259,"date":"2026-04-12T12:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=107259"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:10:31","slug":"iran-confirms-progress-but-key-differences-block-us-deal-in-islamabad-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/featured\/iran-confirms-progress-but-key-differences-block-us-deal-in-islamabad-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran confirms progress but key differences block US deal in Islamabad talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Esmail Baqai has confirmed that Iran and the United States reached an understanding on several points during the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad-talks-shehbaz-meets-ghalibaf-led-delegation\/\">Islamabad talks<\/a>, but differences on a few key issues prevented a final agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement, Baqai said the negotiations, which lasted nearly 24 to 25 hours, were the longest round of talks between the two sides in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that discussions began with indirect engagement and exchange of messages, with Pakistan acting as a mediator, and continued without interruption throughout the day and night.<\/p>\n<p>According to the spokesperson, multiple issues were discussed during the talks, including Iran\u2019s proposed 10-point plan as well as concerns raised by the US side.<\/p>\n<p>Baqai noted that the negotiations were held after 40 days of conflict in an atmosphere marked by mistrust and suspicion, making it unrealistic to expect a comprehensive agreement in a single session.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed that complex and sensitive topics, including the Strait of Hormuz, were also part of the discussions, adding to the difficulty of reaching consensus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile progress was made on several fronts, differences on two to three key points ultimately prevented a final agreement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes after JD Vance also acknowledged that despite lengthy negotiations in Islamabad, both sides failed to reach a deal, though groundwork had been laid for future talks.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamabad negotiations were held as part of Pakistan\u2019s mediation efforts following a temporary ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, with both sides expected to continue diplomatic engagement in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Esmail Baqai has confirmed that Iran and the United States reached an understanding on several points during the Islamabad talks, but differences on a few key issues prevented a final agreement. In an official statement, Baqai said the negotiations, which lasted nearly 24 to 25 hours, were the longest round of talks between the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":106900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13446,3],"tags":[38891],"class_list":["post-107259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-world","tag-islamabad-talks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107260,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107259\/revisions\/107260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}