US-Iran Talks Fail After 21 Hours as Tehran Rejects Washington's Demands

The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after 21 hours of talks in Islamabad.

Vice President JD Vance said the bad news is that we have not reached an agreement.

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The core unresolved issue was Iran's refusal to provide a long-term commitment to forgo developing nuclear weapons.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs blamed the failure on excessive demands by the U.S.

The talks covered a comprehensive range of issues including the Strait of Hormuz and war reparations.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister urged both sides to uphold the ceasefire.

Death toll estimates diverged sharply across sources.

The Bangladeshi government and Reuters placed the figure at 28.

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The Dhaka Tribune and Guardian at 33.

Al Jazeera correspondents counted at least 41.

Fire service chief Mahmud Iqbal said most victims were near the stairwells on the third and fourth floors.

Witnesses told the BBC that the factory's main exit was locked.

Survivors described workers pounding on locked metal doors as smoke filled the stairwells.

Nasrin Begum escaped by jumping from a second-floor window.

The Bangladesh Garment Workers' Federation called a nationwide strike.

Kalpona Akter said Rahman Textile had been cited for fire safety violations in 2024.

This was not an accident. This was corporate murder.

Labour Minister Tahmina Akhter pledged an immediate government investigation.

Rahman Textile produced clothing for several European fashion brands.

Hessen's compliance team had audited the factory in March.

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Clean Clothes Campaign said the audit system was fundamentally broken.

Rahman was being questioned about allegations that emergency exits had been welded shut.

The same exits rescuers found blocked as they recovered bodies.