12/04/2026
JUST IN: IRAN EXPLAIN PROGRESS WAS MADE BUT DEAL FAILED ON 2-3 ISSUES
“We reached an understanding on a number of issues, but on 2-3 important topics, the views differed and ultimately the talks did not lead to an agreement.
This round of negotiations was the longest round of negotiations in this one year and lasted a total of 24 or 25 hours.
It is a tool to protect national interests / Diplomats must perform their duties both in times of war and peace.
These negotiations took place after 40 days of imposed war and were conducted in an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion; it is natural that we should not have expected to reach an agreement in just one session from the start. No one had such an expectation either
Another point was the complexity of the issues and conditions. Some new topics, such as the Strait of Hormuz, were added in these negotiations, each having its own complexity. In any situation, we must pursue the rights and interests of the Iranian people in the diplomatic apparatus.
I thank the government and people of Pakistan and personally Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Asim Munir, Army Commander, and Mr. Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister.
We thank them for their warm hospitality and are confident that contacts between us and Pakistan and our other friends in the region will continue.
Diplomacy stands alongside the defenders of the homeland and we are ready for all kinds of sacrifices.”
