Iran talks were a major test for JD Vance. How did he do?

Iran talks were a major test for JD Vance. How did he do?Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniel BushWashington correspondentPool/ReutersUS Vice-President JD Vance remained tight-lipped as he returned from Islamabad on Sunday without a major breakthrough in high-stakes talks to end the war in Iran.It was unclear how much, if any, progress was made in the highest-level diplomatic negotiations between the US and Iran in decades.After 21 hours of back and forth in the Pakistani capital, Washington and Tehran remain far apart on key sticking points, including Iran's nuclear programme.The two sides did not reach an agreement on what to do with the regime's enriched uranium, said a US official, who offered new details on the talks on the condition of anonymity.Other unresolved issues include reopening the Strait of Hormuz without toll charges, a top priority for President Donald Trump, and securing a commitment from Iran to stop funding proxy groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, the US official said.Vance gave Tehran a final offer in the talks on Saturday, the US official said, without specifying details.The meeting apparently wasn't entirely fruitless, however. The talks were tough but friendly and the two sides exchanged productive proposals, according to the US official.Live udpates on Trump's blockade threatVance left Islamabad convinced that Iran was overplaying its hand, but still hopeful that a deal could be reached, said the US official.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said an agreement with the US "will certainly be found" if "the American government abandons its totalitarianism and respects the rights of the Iranian nation".Trump made his displeasure with the lack of progress clear on Sunday.The president said in social media posts on Sunday that the US would blockade the strait "effective immediately" to pressure Iran to reach a deal. The US military said it would stop all maritime traffic entering and...