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In Pakistan talks, Iran saw a US trying to dictate, not negotiate

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Labourers remove billboards after the peace talks between US and Iran ends in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12.

Labourers remove billboards after the peace talks between US and Iran ends in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12.

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Erika Solomon

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- US Vice-President J.D. Vance summed up the failure of 21 hours of negotiations with Iran in one sentence: “They have chosen not to accept our terms.”

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