Pakistanis disappointed after US-Iran peace talks end without agreement

Residents of Islamabad on Sunday (April 12) expressed their disappointment after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon talks in the Pakistani capital, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire.

Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands and sent global oil prices soaring since it began over six weeks ago.

“We were very hopeful that some decision would be made, some result would be reached,” said 40 year local resident, Mohammad Faisal.

Ezaz ur Rehman, 23, said he had been "very happy that these negotiations could be successful, Pakistan's name would shine. But no result was achieved."

The talks, after a ceasefire earlier in the week, were the first direct U.S.-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

-Production: Salah Uddin, Shahabuddin Shahab/Reuters