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US failed to gain trust of Iran delegation in peace talks, Iranian official says

Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad ​Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that his country's delegation raised "forward-looking" initiatives during negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad, but the U.S. failed to gain the trust of the delegation in the talks.

Thomas Suen Reuters

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April 12, 2026

US failed to gain trust of Iran delegation in peace talks, Iranian official says

U.S. Vice President JD Vance boards Air Force Two, after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026.

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Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad ​Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that his country's delegation raised "forward-looking" initiatives during negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad, but the U.S. failed to gain the trust of the delegation in the talks.


"The U.S. has understood Iran's logic and principles and it's time for them to decide whether they can earn our trust or not," Qalibaf, who was among Iran's negotiating team, said in a post on X.


-Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al GebalyEditing by David Goodman/Reuters

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