India, April 12 -- After 21 hours of negotiations, the United States and Iran failed to reach a breakthrough for a deal during their talks in Islamabad. The US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance stated that the inconclusive talks were "bad news" for Tehran.

Delegations from Washington and Tehran arrived in Pakistan on Friday with the aim of working towards a deal and a possible permanent end to the ongoing conflict in the West Asia region.

The US delegation was led by Vice President JD Vance and comprised of special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Deputy National Security Advisor Andrew Baker and Special Advisor to the Vice President for Asian affairs Michael Vance.

The Iranian delegation was led by parli...