No U.S.-Iran peace deal, and Viktor Orbán concedes defeat: Weekend Rundown

Negotiators from Washington and Tehran left Pakistan on Sunday without a peace agreement and are facing the potential for a return to fighting.“We were negotiating in good faith,” Vice President JD Vance said.

Negotiators from Washington and Tehran left Pakistan on Sunday without a peace agreement and are facing the potential for a return to fighting.

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“We were negotiating in good faith,” Vice President JD Vance said. “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.”

With just eight days remaining in the current ceasefire, the failure to find a more permanent agreement in Islamabad raises the prospect of a return to a war that saw President Donald Trump threaten to wipe out an entire civilization, with the death toll already in the thousands and the impacts rippling through the global economy.