{"id":11166,"date":"2026-04-12T05:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11166"},"modified":"2026-04-12T05:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:11:25","slug":"130202467-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11166","title":{"rendered":"US-Iran talks pause without breakthrough: 5 reasons why negotiations failed in Pakistan &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130202562,imgsize-3879943,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/generative-ai-image.jpg\" alt=\"US-Iran talks pause without breakthrough: 5 reasons why negotiations failed in Pakistan\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to a halt without a deal after 21 hours of marathon talks in Islamabad, as both sides failed to bridge deep differences despite the highest-level engagement in decades.<!-- --> While both countries indicated that discussions may continue, sharp disagreements over nuclear commitments, sanctions relief and regional control prevented any immediate breakthrough.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Here are five key reasons why the talks failed:<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"6\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1. Deep divide over Iran\u2019s nuclear programme: <\/strong>The central sticking point remained Washington\u2019s demand for firm guarantees that Iran will not pursue nuclear weapons capability. The United States pushed for strict curbs on enrichment and related tools, while Tehran resisted what it views as excessive restrictions on its sovereign rights.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2. Dispute over sanctions relief and frozen assets: <\/strong>Iran demanded the release of frozen assets held abroad, including funds in Qatar and other countries, as part of any agreement. However, US officials denied agreeing to such terms, exposing a clear gap in expectations on economic concessions. &#8216;<\/li>\n<li><strong>3. <keyword id=\"33931506\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Strait-of-Hormuz-control\" source=\"keywords\">Strait of Hormuz control<\/keyword> and maritime tensions: <\/strong>Control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz emerged as a major flashpoint. Iran sought greater authority, including the ability to collect transit fees, while the United States insisted on ensuring free global shipping through the route, which carries about 20% of the world\u2019s energy supplies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4. Broader regional demands and war reparations: <\/strong>Tehran expanded the scope of negotiations by demanding war reparations and a complete ceasefire across the region, including in Lebanon. The US, however, remained focused on narrower goals, particularly nuclear restrictions and maritime security, leading to a mismatch in priorities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5. Trust deficit and volatile negotiating environment:<\/strong> The talks were marked by fluctuating tensions and mutual distrust, with officials describing \u201cmood swings\u201d and rising tempers during discussions. Iran\u2019s delegation arrived carrying symbolic reminders of civilian casualties, while both sides accused each other of inflexibility, further complicating progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Despite the lack of agreement, Iran said \u201cNegotiations will continue despite some remaining differences,\u201d signalling that diplomacy remains open. However, with positions still far apart and the ceasefire fragile, the outcome of future talks will be crucial in determining whether tensions ease or escalate further.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-iran-talks-pause-without-breakthrough-5-reasons-why-negotiations-failed-in-pakistan\/articleshow\/130202467.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to a halt without a deal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27321,7795,27318,27320,27319,19698,27322,3452],"class_list":["post-11166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-diplomatic-breakthrough","tag-iran-nuclear-program","tag-nuclear-negotiations","tag-regional-tensions","tag-sanctions-relief","tag-strait-of-hormuz-control","tag-trust-deficit-in-negotiations","tag-us-iran-talks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}