Goa, April 14 -- High-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough last week, as talks held in Pakistan collapsed over deep divisions on nuclear policy and regional security issues.

Washington, represented by Vice President JD Vance, accused Tehran of pursuing nuclear weapons capabilities and pushed for the complete dismantling of Iran's nuclear-related programmes, along with its ballistic missile systems. However, Iranian officials firmly rejected the allegations, maintaining that their nuclear activities are strictly for civilian purposes and denying any intent to develop nuclear arms.

Tensions escalated further when Iranian negotiators refused to accept third-party inspections proposed by the US...