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Iran war: What is happening on day 44 of the US-Iran conflict?

On day 44 of the US-Iran conflict, talks held in Islamabad, Pakistan, aimed at ending the war, concluded without an agreement. The 21-hour negotiations, intended to solidify a fragile ceasefire, failed due to disagreements, with both sides blaming each other.

Al Jazeera StaffAl JazeeraFiled 2026-04-12 · 08:07 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Iran war: What is happening on day 44 of the US-Iran conflict?
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On day 44 of the US-Iran conflict, talks held in Islamabad, Pakistan, aimed at ending the war, concluded without an agreement. The 21-hour negotiations, intended to solidify a fragile ceasefire, failed due to disagreements, with both sides blaming each other. The conflict, ongoing for over six weeks, has resulted in thousands of deaths, primarily in Iran, and has significantly impacted global oil and gas prices. While the US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, expressed disappointment, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stated that Islamabad would continue to facilitate future peace talks. Despite skepticism among Iranian residents, there remains hope for a resolution to the conflict, which has claimed over 2,000 Iranian lives.

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Negotiations in Islamabad stalled on Sunday.

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"The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement...bad news for Iran much more than...the United States of America"

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More than 2,000 Iranians have been killed in the US-Israel war on Iran.

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The United States and Iran have failed to reach an agreement to end their war permanently.

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US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without a deal.

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US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without a deal, with each side blaming the other for the failure of the 21-hour-long negotiations.⁠The United States and Iran have failed to reach an ⁠⁠agreement to end their war permanently despite lengthy talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, jeopardising a fragile ceasefire.On Sunday, each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour-long negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands, most of them in Iran, and sent global oil and gas prices soaring since it began over six weeks ago.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US delegation leaves Pakistan without reaching Iran deallist 2 of 3Watch JD Vance’s full remarks after US-Iran talks end without deallist 3 of 3Why did US-Iran talks end without an agreement in Pakistan?end of list“The bad news ⁠⁠is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America,” Vice President JD Vance, the head of the US delegation, told reporters shortly before he left Islamabad.Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Islamabad would continue to facilitate peace talks between the two longtime foes.Here is what we know:In Iran Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said no one had expected the talks to reach an agreement in one session after the negotiations in Islamabad stalled on Sunday. “Naturally, from the beginning, we should not have expected to reach an agreement in a single session. No one had such an expectation,” ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to state broadcaster IRIB. In Tehran, residents told The Associated Press news agency they were sceptical yet hopeful after weeks of air attacks left destruction across their country of some 93 million people. More than 2,000 Iranians have been killed in the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38678" data-entity-type="event">US-Israel war on Iran. In US
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