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Vice President JD Vance and White House officials departed Islamabad, Pakistan after failing to reach a peace agreement with Iran on Sunday.

Iran wants to negotiate and strike a deal to end the Middle East “skirmish”, Donald Trump has said, amid warnings the war could threaten British jobs.The US president also insisted the conflict, currently the subject of a fragile ceasefire,

The U.S. continues to wait for Iran's response to its latest peace proposal, as the fragile ceasefire is still holding. President Trump said Saturday he "expects to hear very soon" from the Iranians.

Iran and the United States reached an impasse again over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days.

The Trump administration's framework proposed a pause in fighting while officials hammer out a permanent peace plan.

The US and Iran ended direct talks in Pakistan without an agreement, putting a fragile ceasefire at risk and raising doubts over efforts to end a six-week war that has killed thousands and disrupted global energy supplies.

Vice President JD Vance says Iran chose not to accept US terms while Iran says it did not expect deal in first meeting

Follow The Hindu's live blog for the latest updates on the Iran war on May 12, 2026, as Washington awaits Tehran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal