US and Iranian delegations fail to reach common ground after 21 hours of negotiations, with both sides blaming the other for unreasonable demands

Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar insisted on Sunday that Washington and Tehran must uphold a ceasefire agreement, after marathon talks between the two sides to end the war in the Middle East ended without an agreement.

“It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire,” he said.

Pakistan has been and will continue to play its role to facilitate engagement and dialogue between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in the days to come.

Pope Leo XIV himself stepped into the international political arena yesterday, the Guardian’s Edward Helmore reported, saying “enough of war” and decrying the “delusion of omnipotence” that drives leaders into global conflict, at evening prayers in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.