Wong Describes Collapsed US-Iran Nuclear Talks as 'Disappointing,' Urges Everyone to Try Again

Guardian Australia · Sarah Basford Canales · Sunday 12 April 2026

Wong Describes Collapsed US-Iran Nuclear Talks as 'Disappointing,' Urges Everyone to Try Again

Australia's foreign minister urged the US and Iran to resume negotiations after historic direct talks in Pakistan collapsed following a marathon 21-hour first session, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed.

Penny Wong called the collapse of the first direct US-Iran talks in decades 'disappointing,' which is the word you use when the restaurant's out of the fish. Twenty-one hours of negotiation in Islamabad and Canberra's contribution is a adjective your mum puts on a school report. Metternich sent armies. Talleyrand sent spies. We sent a press release with the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

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