Modi Trump hold phone talks after collapse of US Iran peace talks

he call comes after the United States and Iran concluded nearly 21 hours of direct negotiations in Islamabad on Sunday without reaching an agreement.

US President Donald Trump and PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a nearly 40-minute phone conversation against the backdrop of heightened tensions in West Asia following the collapse of US-Iran peace talks. The call comes after the United States and Iran concluded nearly 21 hours of direct negotiations in Islamabad on Sunday without reaching an agreement to end the ongoing conflict, casting fresh uncertainty over a fragile two-week ceasefire.

Both sides traded blame after the marathon talks failed to produce a breakthrough. US officials said the negotiations collapsed because Iran refused to commit to abandoning its nuclear programme. Tehran, however, accused Washington of derailing the discussions, without specifying the sticking points.

“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” US Vice President JD Vance said following the talks.

On the Iranian side, parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who led the delegation, said the responsibility now rests with Washington. “It is time for the United States to decide whether it can gain our trust,” he said.

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