US-Iran talks ending without deal disappointing, Streeting says

US-Iran talks ending without deal disappointing, Streeting says6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has said it is "disappointing" initial talks to end the war in Iran had broken down without a deal, as he defended the UK's decision not to join the conflict.The US and Iran have held talks to end the war but the negotiations in Pakistan ended without agreement in the early hours of Sunday.Streeting said the UK - which is not involved in the talks - wanted to see a negotiated end to the war that "puts Iran's nuclear ambitions to bed".The cabinet minister said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had made "the right choice" not to commit the UK to joining US-Israeli military strikes on Iran.The two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US appears fragile after the two sides failed to reach an agreement to end the war.US Vice-President JD Vance was in Pakistan for the talks and said Iran's refusal to commit to not build a nuclear weapon was the main reason for the lack of a deal.On the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Streeting said: "It's obviously disappointing that the talks have broken down for now."But the optimist in me says two things; firstly, the mere fact that the Americans and the Iranians were able to get around the table together is highly unusual and necessary."It's the only way we're going to end this war."Secondly, the nature of diplomacy is that every day ends in failure until you achieve success. "So I don't think we should be too surprised or disheartened."Speaking to Sky News earlier, Streeting described President Trump's threat last week that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran agreed a deal to end the war as "outrageous" and "extraordinary".But the cabinet minister told the BBC it was better to judge Trump on his a...