By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
The fragile ceasefire was largely continuing after the US Iran talks failed to make any headway early Sunday in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, the first such dialogue over a host of nuclear and other contentious issues including reopening of Hormuz.
Top US officials acknowledged that the historic face-to-face talks between with Iranian officials ended without any deal.
The fate of the fragile two-week ceasefire was still unclear which was announced on Tuesday after the war began on Feb 28 with US and Israel launching air strikes against Tehran. Soon the war escalated with Iran hitting back on US and other civilian targets in the Middle East nations.
Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. delegation during the 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, said negotiations finished without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to refrain from developing a nuclear weapon.
There was no immediate comment from the Iranian delegation, but Pakistani mediators called on both countries to maintain the ceasefire.
“It is imperative that both sides continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire,” Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said, adding that his country will try to facilitate a new dialogue between Iran and the U.S. in near future.
Vance later left for US along with other officials immediately after holding a press conference on the talks.
The sources in Islamabad said Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir tried their best for a positive outcome. However, Iran remained belligerent on the issues of Hormuz and nuclear arsenals.