US Vice President JD Vance has revealed one of the reasons why no deal could be finalised during talks with Iranian representatives in Pakistan. According to him, Iran will ultimately decide what happens next in the war, and that representatives who were present in Islamabad lacked the authority to agree on a deal.
Vance said that significant progress was made during the talks and that Iran moved closer to the US position, but that was not enough to finalise an agreement. He added that it is Iranians who decide on what happens next in war after US clearly mentioned their priorities and demand in the talks, saying that the ‘the ball is very much in their court’.
Vance also hinted that the final decision-making authority may still lie with a senior leader in Tehran, possibly the Supreme Leader. He suggested that the talks ended without a deal because the Iranian representatives present did not have the authority to make final decisions.
