- Nearly 21 hours of US-Iran talks in Islamabad collapsed without a deal, with VP Vance citing unacceptable red lines.
- Nearly 21 hours of US-Iran talks in Islamabad collapsed without a deal, with VP Vance citing unacceptable red lines.
- Despite the failure, the article suggests negotiations are not dead — a window for revival remains open.
- The risk of the conflict escalating is described as real and immediate.
- An interim deal buying time for further talks is floated as the most plausible path forward.