Vice President JD Vance said that after 21 hours of negotiating in Pakistan, the U.S. and Iranian delegations had failed to reach a deal to end the war. “We’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on, and what things we’re not willing to ac commodate them on, and we’ve made that as clear as we possibly could, and may have chosen not to accept our terms,” he said. The vice president said the U.S. needs a firmer commitment that Iran will not develop a nuclear weapon in order to reach an agreement. “We were negotiating in good faith,” Vance said. “And we leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it.”  The vice president said that he and the U.S. delegation were in “constant communication” with Trump throughout the 21 hours of peace talks. Vance told reporters that the president urged him to have “good faith” and “make your best effort to get a deal.”  “We did that, and unfortunately, we weren’t able to make any headway,” Vance said. Iran’s president cites continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon as sore spot during talks Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, cited Israel’s continued attacks on targets inside Lebanon as a primary source of tension as his country and the United States engaged in peace talks in Islamabad. The president urged the U.S. and third-party nations to pressure Israel to halt the attacks, which he said compose war crimes because they allegedly hit civilian sites, including a nursery.  His remarks were reported by semi-official news agency Mehr, via its Telegram account. Pezeshkian said Iran has sought to settle disputes through peaceful means, but alleged that U.S. breaches of previous agreements mean success in Islamabad depends on the integrity of the U.S. side. French President Emmanuel Macron said he spoke to Pezeshkian by phone today, during which time he said respecting the current ceasefire means Lebanon should be included. The country has long been a base for Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, a proxy for the Islamic republic that Israel has omitted from the ceasefire and continued to attack. Macron also said Iran should quickly restore a free-flowing Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil flows and the location of successful efforts by Iran to thwart outbound oil tankers in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks. “I emphasized the need for Iran to swiftly restore freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, to which France stands ready to contribute,” Macron wrote.  Yesterday, Macron condemned attacks on targets in Lebanon and said they threaten to derail weekend peace talks, according to the French Embassy in the United States. Trump says U.S. has won ‘regardless’ of what happens in negotiations with Iran Trump told reporters at the White House this afternoon that the U.S. has won the war “regardless of what happens” in the ongoing peace talks with Iran. “I’m getting a lot of reports. They’ve been meeting for many hours, as you probably have noticed. We’ll see what happens,” Trump said. “Regardless of what happens, we win. We totally defeated that country. And so let’s see what happens. Maybe they make a deal. Maybe they don’t,” the president continued. Trump reiterated his claims that the U.S. has already completely destroyed Iran’s military and is now working to clear any naval mines out of the Strait of Hormuz. “In addition to that, we’re negotiating,” Trump said. “Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me.” ...read more read less