Washington DC, April 12 -- As US Vice President JD Vance departed Pakistan following a gruelling 21-hour marathon of negotiations, the diplomatic efforts to secure a peace deal with Iran have hit a significant stalemate.

While Vance characterised the lack of an agreement as "bad news for Iran," US expert Christine Fair raised alarms over the composition of the American delegation and the shifting leverage in the Middle East.

Speaking to ANI, Christine Fair, a prominent professor at Georgetown University, offered a blistering critique of the US team, labelling them the "junior varsity" compared to the seasoned diplomatic corps brought by Tehran.

Fair noted that the absence of heavyweights like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paul Kap...