Islamabad, April 12 -- The much-hyped talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad for peace in West Asia have failed with both sides blaming each other for the fiasco.

While the US blamed Iran for rejecting the terms of an agreement, Iran said the talks ended without any outcome because of ''excessive demands'' made by the US.

US Vice President J D Vance who led his country's delegation at the talks, said they were returning home without a deal. He warned that the failure to reach an agreement was ''bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States.''''Although there had been a number of substantive discussions, they (Iran) have chosen not to accept our terms,'' Vance told reporters before departing.

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