DID Press: Following lengthy but inconclusive negotiations between Iran and United States in Islamabad, Iranian sources stated that any change in the status of the Strait of Hormuz would only be possible if a “reasonable agreement” is reached with Washington. Meanwhile, U.S. officials attributed the lack of progress to Tehran’s refusal to accept American conditions.
Ataollah Mohajerani, Iran’s former Minister of Culture, reacted to the end of the negotiations by saying: “The worse news is for the United States. America proposed the negotiations, acted as an intermediary, and had agreed to Iran’s ten conditions, but it wanted to impose at the negotiating table what it could not achieve on the battlefield.”
In the same context, an informed Iranian source told the Tasnim News Agency that no change would occur in the status of the Strait of Hormuz unless Washington agrees to a reasonable deal. This stance indicates that Tehran considers control over this strategic passage part of its established sovereign rights and is unwilling to relinquish it under political pressure.
On the other side, J. D. Vance, after leaving Islamabad, stated that Iran had rejected Washington’s conditions and that the negotiations failed to produce an agreement. He said: “We had serious and meaningful discussions, but we did not reach a deal.” However, Iranian sources described the U.S. proposal as “final and imposed,” arguing that it was not acceptable.
Vance also emphasized that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remains the “central objective” of the U.S. government, while Tehran has repeatedly asserted that its nuclear program is defensive and peaceful in nature and that it will not abandon what it describes as established nuclear capabilities.
Despite mediation efforts by Pakistan to bridge differences between the parties, the negotiations concluded without results, and no timeline has yet been announced for a new round of talks. Iranian sources stressed that “the ball is in America’s court” and that Tehran is in no rush to resume negotiations.