Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
A U.S. Delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance has left Islamabad after peace talks with Iran broke down last night.
A negotiating team from Tehran has also departed Pakistan.
Betsy Jolls reports both sides are blaming each other with deep divisions over several key issues.
Vance described this in a 30-second clip released by the White House as,
quote, bad news and said it was worse news for Iran than the United States.
He said Iran was unwilling to accept his side's terms without providing specifics beyond the fact
that the U.S. Had made certain red lines clear.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Ismail Bakai,
said in a post on X that the main subjects of talks were the Strait of Hormuz,
nuclear issues, sanctions, reparations, and an end to the war against Iran and the region.
Vance's departure from Islamabad casts uncertainty over if and how the peace process will move forward.
For NPR News, I'm Betsy Joles in Islamabad.
Pakistan is urging both sides to honor a fragile ceasefire.
Officials say they'll continue to mediate and push for renewed talks in the coming days.
It's unclear when negotiations will resume.
The war in Iran is driving up prices in the U.S. Fueled in part by rising energy costs.
Chad Gard, a baker in Chesterton, Indiana, says he doesn't see the benefit of the ongoing conflict for Americans.
Never seems to be good, great for the economy.
It seems good for the high ups, the billionaires, people making more money than they should be probably.