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The tautness between the U.S., Iran, and Pakistan has reached a crucial stage. The breakdown of the Islamabad Accord negotiations this week (April 2026). Both superpowers feel that Pakistan’s role as a "neutral mediator" has miserably failed to deliver, leaving both sides betrayed.

The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, left Islamabad on April 12, 2026, with a sense of deep dissatisfaction and fury.

The U.S. expected Pakistan to use its leverage to force Iran into a full cessation of its nuclear enrichment program. When Pakistan failed to move the conversation forward, Washington viewed the mediation as a stall tactic.

The U.S. feels Pakistan has been too soft on Iran regarding the blockade of The Strait of Hormuz, which is currently strangling global trade and driving gold and oil prices to record highs.

The US also suspects Pakistan for the leak of information by Islamabad to Tehran over the back-channel points. Tradition vs. Responsibility: The Narmada Controversy, Sacred Offering or Ecological Burden?

Tehran is angry with Pakistan, because of their pro-West stands. Iran felt that the security and diplomatic arena in Islamabad during the talks was restrictive and biased toward the American delegation, the talks were made under a Western shadow.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized Pakistan for presenting an initial accord draft that focused almost entirely on Iranian concessions (nuclear and missile limits) without guaranteeing a permanent lifting of U.S. sanctions. Kanimozhi Slams Palaniswami over Financial Inequality and BJP Alliance; Dismisses Jail Threats as Political Tactics

Pakistan also failed to communicate US that negotiating conditions include the Lebanon attacks, which was later denied by US. The evil intentions of Pakistan of mediating and begging IMF for loan too has failed. The summit is a failure to all the three countries, Iran, US and Pakistan.