New Delhi, April 12 -- Have negotiations between Iran and the United States actually concluded- or are they still ongoing behind closed doors? Confusion deepened on Sunday after sharply contrasting accounts from Tehran and Washington DC over the status of high-stakes ceasefire talks held in Pakistan.

Iran and the United States ended their first direct talks in over a decade in Islamabad on Saturday without a breakthrough, with contradictory statements from both sides deepening uncertainty over whether negotiations had even concluded

Iran's government signalled that talks had reached a pause point after an intense negotiating session.

"Iran-US talks mediated by Pakistan concluded after 14 hours. Technical teams from both sides are now e...