US-Iran Peace Talks in Islamabad Collapse Over Irreconcilable Demands
Negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, have collapsed without an agreement to make a two-week cease-fire permanent. The talks failed due to mutually exclusive proposals from both sides, who acted as victors despite no clear military winner. The US presented a 15-point framework demanding Iran halt nuclear enrichment, surrender enriched uranium, stop supporting regional proxies, and limit missiles, which Iran rejected as a maximalist surrender document. Conversely, Iran’s 10-point plan sought US non-aggression guarantees, war damage compensation, and recognition of its nuclear program and control over the Strait of Hormuz. Although initially considered workable by President Trump, US officials later dismissed the Iranian proposal as absurd. The article attributes the failure to Israeli pressure on the US administration, deep global distrust of American unilateralism, and US arrogance in treating negotiations as instructions rather than equal dialogue. Additionally, the lack of a unified Arab front allows Washington and Tel Aviv to continue instrumentalizing Gulf states against Iran. Consequently, the prospect for permanent peace remains dim as hostilities are likely to resume.
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US-Iran Peace Talks in Islamabad Collapse Over Irreconcilable Demands
Negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, have collapsed without an agreement to make a two-week cease-fire permanent. The talks failed due to mutually exclusive proposals from both sides, who acted as victors despite no clear military winner. The US presented a 15-point framework demanding Iran halt nuclear enrichment, surrender enriched uranium, stop supporting regional proxies, and limit missiles, which Iran rejected as a maximalist surrender document. Conversely, Iran’s 10-point plan sought US non-aggression guarantees, war damage compensation, and recognition of its nuclear program and control over the Strait of Hormuz. Although initially considered workable by President Trump, US officials later dismissed the Iranian proposal as absurd. The article attributes the failure to Israeli pressure on the US administration, deep global distrust of American unilateralism, and US arrogance in treating negotiations as instructions rather than equal dialogue. Additionally, the lack of a unified Arab front allows Washington and Tel Aviv to continue instrumentalizing Gulf states against Iran. Consequently, the prospect for permanent peace remains dim as hostilities are likely to resume.
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