Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran engaged in high-level talks with the United States in “good faith” to end the conflict, but accused U.S. of derailing a potential agreement at a critical stage.
In a post on X, Araghchi said the two sides were “just inches away” from finalising an “Islamabad MoU” after what he described as the most intensive negotiations in 47 years, before encountering “maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade.”
He criticised the U.S. approach, saying “zero lessons” had been learned, and warned that goodwill must be reciprocated for diplomacy to succeed, adding that “enmity begets enmity.”
The remarks came after the latest round of U.S.–Iran talks in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough, despite nearly 21 hours of discussions aimed at reaching a ceasefire and broader agreement.