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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T10:08:06.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday that the United States was “unable” to gain Tehran’s trust during high-level talks held in Pakistan, after negotiations ended without an agreement.\n\nGhalibaf, who was part of the Iranian delegation, said in a post on X that Iranian officials had presented “constructive initiatives” but that the U.S. side failed to build confidence.\n\n“My colleagues in the Iranian delegation… put forward constructive initiatives but ultimately the other side was unable to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations,” he said.\n\nIn a series of posts, Ghalibaf added that Washington had understood Iran’s “logic and principles” and must now decide whether it could earn Tehran’s trust.\n\n> ۱/پیش از مذاکرات تأکید کردم که ما حسن نیت و ارادهٔ لازم را داریم ولی به دلیل تجربیات دو جنگ قبلی، اعتمادی به طرف مقابل نداریم.\n>\n> همکاران من در هیئت ایرانی میناب۱۶۸ ابتکارات رو به جلویی مطرح کردند ولی طرف مقابل در نهایت نتوانست در این دور از مذاکرات اعتماد هیئت ایرانی را جلب کند.\n> — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) April 12, 2026\n\n\n\n\nHe said Iran would continue to pursue diplomacy alongside other measures to uphold what he described as the rights of the Iranian people.\n\nGhalibaf also thanked Pakistan for facilitating the talks and conveyed his regards to the Pakistani public.\n\n“I am also grateful for the efforts of our friendly and brotherly country, Pakistan, in facilitating the process of these negotiations, and I send my regards to the people of Pakistan,” he said.\n\n### No deal after marathon Islamabad talks\n\nEarlier, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the United States and Iran failed to reach a deal after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that Washington had presented Tehran with a “final and best offer.”\n\nVance said the United States was seeking a “fundamental commitment” from Iran that it would not develop a nuclear weapon but had not seen that assurance.\n\n“We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it,” he told reporters before departing Pakistan.\n\nThe talks marked the highest-level engagement between the two sides since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.\n\nPakistan, which hosted the negotiations, said it would continue to facilitate dialogue between the two countries and urged both sides to respect a temporary ceasefire.\n\nForeign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan would “continue to play its role to facilitate engagement and dialogue” and stressed the importance of maintaining the truce.\n\n### Regional tensions and key disputes persist\n\nIran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that negotiations stalled over what it described as “unreasonable demands” by the United States. A foreign ministry spokesman later said no agreement could have been expected in a single session following weeks of conflict.\n\nThe United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, prompting retaliation from Tehran and escalating tensions across the Middle East.\n\nThe two sides entered the Islamabad talks with sharply differing positions. Disputes included Iran’s nuclear program, regional conflicts and control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route.\n\nU.S. President Donald Trump said during the talks that Washington had already achieved military success, adding that reaching a deal was not essential.\n\n“Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me. The reason is because we’ve won,” Trump said.\n\nDespite the lack of agreement, U.S. officials indicated Iran would have time to consider the proposal, while Pakistan signaled efforts to keep negotiations alive.",
  "title": "Iran parliament speaker says US 'unable' to gain Tehran's trust in talks"
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