U.S.-Iran Talks End Without a Deal, Vance Says
Vice-President JD Vance: “So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are.”
The U.S.-Iran talks have broken down in the first round of negotiations, with Vice President JD Vance confirming the “bad news” that “we have not reached an agreement.”
“Vice-President JD Vance has said that the US and Iran failed to reach an agreement following lengthy peace talks in Pakistan,” the BBC reported Sunday night. “The delegations met in Islamabad, Pakistan during a temporary ceasefire.”
Iran’s refusal to abandon its nuclear weapons program was the main sticking point, Vance confirmed in his remarks before leaving Pakistan. “Vance said the US “could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms”. Halting Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been a “core goal” that wasn’t reached,” the broadcaster added.
Vice President JD Vance gives an update in Pakistan:
"The simple fact is that 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." pic.twitter.com/il4THN5DwV
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 12, 2026
Reuters reports:
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that his negotiating team was leaving Pakistan after not reaching a deal with Iran following 21 hours of negotiations, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America,” Vance told reporters after the talks ended. “So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are.”
Vance cited shortcomings in the talks and said Iran had chosen not to accept American terms, including to not build nuclear weapons. A short time later, Vance waved goodbye from the top of the stairs as he boarded Air Force Two in Islamabad.
“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. That is the core goal of the president of the United States, and that’s what we’ve tried to achieve through these negotiations.”
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said (…) that negotiations had ended. Before Vance spoke, Iran’s government in a post on X had said negotiations would continue and technical experts from both sides would exchange documents.
The talks in Islamabad were the first direct U.S.-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (…)
Vance’s delegation included special envoy Steve Witkoff and President
Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Vance said he talked with Trump a half a dozen to a dozen times during the talks.Iran’s team included Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
The breakdown of talks leaves the fate of the ceasefire in jeopardy. President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week truce, urging Iran to ‘make a deal.’ The U.S. wants Iran to abandon its rogue nuclear weapons program and clear the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest oil shipping lanes.
Ahead of the talks, President Trump warned Tehran that if “we don’t have a deal,” the U.S. was prepared to resume the military operation that began 6 weeks ago. “We’re going to find out in about 24 hours. We’re going to know soon,” he told the New York Post on Sunday. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what we did previously, and we blew them apart.”
.@POTUS on talks in Islamabad: "They've been meeting for many hours… We'll see what happens. Regardless, we win… Maybe they make a deal; maybe they don't. It doesn't matter. From the standpoint of America, we win." pic.twitter.com/z8R4xAX5bv
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 11, 2026
On Saturday, the U.S. Navy began clearing Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could take away Iran’s main bargaining chip. The CBS News reported:
Two U.S. Navy destroyers had transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin mine-clearing operations in the vital waterway, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.
The destroyers crossed through the Strait and operated in the Arabian Gulf, CENTCOM said on social media. Additional U.S. forces, including underwater drones, will “join the clearance effort in the coming days,” CENTCOM said.
CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper announced that the United States has begun establishing a new safe passage for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The route will be shared soon to restore confidence and ensure the free flow of commerce.
U.S. forces have already begun… pic.twitter.com/DQUo9Ud27d
— Mike (@Doranimated) April 11, 2026
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Negotiations went nowhere? I’m shocked. /s
Actually, it wouldn’t matter if they agreed or disagreed to not cross our red lines. They would lie to us in the blink of an eye. It’s part of their religion, their faith.
Negotiations with a sub human breed who treat human lives as callously as they do is a waste of time.
They don’t care if they live or die. They have Allah on their side.
The best we can hope for is a Civil War in Iran, but that’s not going to happen when one side has all the weapons and the other side has none.
In other words, SNAFU!
They’ve gotta know when they’re beaten. Remind them
No, they are the state equivalent of the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They will insanely never admit defeat. Best we can do is more strategic strikes, show the world the mining of the Strait of Hormuz is ineffectual, and get out. Maybe help with pipeline alternatives that incidentally can be built rather quickly outside of typical western regulatory delays. The lunatics will still probably declare victory, which will be echoed by irresponsible media. That doesn’t define reality however.
When negotiations fail, pound them some more.
“Wrong thinking is punishable. Right thinking will be as quickly rewarded. You will find it an effective combination.”
Star Trek “The Menagerie” Good use of a treasured TV series.
There’s a scene in the Firefly episode The Train Job that also applies. Looks like a few more Islamonutters need to be Sparta-kicked into the engine intake.
The administration knew there would be no deal but stupid leftists insist you can actually negotiate with regimes like Iran.
I wonder what leftist downclicked you and why,
The Iranian regime is composed of fanatical, genocidal, implacably Jew-hating and Christian-hating Islamfascists/Muslim terrorists.
These evil pukes are no different from German National Socialists. This isn’t complicated, morally, tactically or objectively.
Trump’s only practical option is to use the tactical, nuclear gravity bombs we already have stored in Europe. Nixon considered this in Vietnam, but feared Russian escalation. Perhaps a call to Putin ceding him the Ukraine could free us up to use them. China could be likewise coaxed, but not with Taiwan.
Why bother?
1. Most of Iran outside the major cities is already/still essentially in the stone-age
2. The infrastructure that moves the cities out of the stone-age continues to exist only at our pleasure.
3. Iran faces their fiercest enemy in the summer. Do a little research on Iran’s water supply problem.
4. Neither Russia nor China will be actively supplying Iran with Arms. They have no physical route to do this, and they both have problems of their own to worry about. North Korea is afraid that the bear will turn its attention on them. Cash from any or all of them? Sure, but you can’t shoot cash at American bombers.
5. Iran’s hope is to hold out for the approach of the mid-term elections. If the Democrats show strength they will get a better settlement.
6. Finally, walking away from the table is a classic negotiating tactic. It’s a power move based on the old proverb,
He who cares least about the deal wins.
The “deal” is you drop the big one on that sand pit.
“The breakdown of talks leaves the fate of the ceasefire in jeopardy.”
That assumes that the ceasefire had any possibility of success in the first place. Trump knew this, certainly.
But it was a necessary step on our part to show a willingness to stop destroying everything in sight. On the other hand, it also gives Iran the opportunity to catch their breath. It is a dangerous gamble.
The current regime will fall sooner rather than later, perhaps before the Fourth of July. It would be a great gift to the American people to have the terrorist monkeys off our backs.
Good. While the mullahs are militarily and economically defeated, they are spiritually undefeated no matter what they lose. Shia Islam demands a complete conflagration so the hidden last Imam can appear and then Shia rules the world. If the entire Middle East has to go up in flames then they will accept that if it takes it. Bombs may not stop this deeply held belief but enough bullets at close range might.
And because of those beliefs, we can be sure that if they had an atomic bomb, they would use it. Most probably on Israel.
It would be as easy for them as it is for them shooting their own people.
That is what we are dealing with and why there is no deal to be had that means anything. Ultimately a well armed population that is sick of Islam and this government will be the answer I think. Even that will not end all the killing as elements of ‘true believers’ will pop up out of nowhere just like Hamas does in Israel. With enough time Israel can rebuild its lost economy and social health to confront the threat that will fill the vacuum left by Iran. That threat will be Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The IRGC is well organized, well trained and will go as easily into the sunset as the KGB.
Plucky good ol boys with AKs are not going to be able to do the job. Not saying we shouldn’t arm them up, but the IRGC has a hold here that is equivalent to the KGB.
Soviet Union has been gone for decades… the KGB still rules the country. This is going to take bullets and guidance from entities good enough to take that down.
That only works when the ones dying are the rank and file.
Trump and Israel have proved pretty conclusively that they’re quite good at killing the leaders.
When the leaders know that THEY will actually be expected to die, they get hesitant.
we’ve gone a long way from “unconditional surrender” to a “fragile cease fire”
Have we? Why do you think so? Be specific please.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Shocking, just shocking.
Makes me wonder whether this was simply an intelligence gathering excercise.
Righto, back to bombing and killing their leaders.
Maybe the next set of leaders will be smarter.
They are not a group of people to be reasoned with just ask the actual Iranian people who have suffered under their form of “leadership.” They simply will demand, demand and demand with no concept of rationality or limits, as these are religious zealots with a doomsday complex. There has to be a very clear sense of defeat for them to willing to actual have any rationale discussion. Withe them maniulating the shipping strait, they feel they have won. Remember the only reason Sadat was willing to make a peace deal was not the brilliant Jimmy Carter but the fact Israel captured parts of the suez canal, the sinai and the gaza strip in multiple wars ( suez criss, 6 day war and Yom Kippur war). Of course Israel now wishes they had never captured the gaza strip or immediately given it back, but hindsight is 20/20. Ultimately the US will likely have to hold parts of the strait or defend it, to pressure Iran into total defeat.
Trump has been given the green light to go ahead. Godspeed.
The irgcc controls Iran at this point in time. The politicians, such as they are, have no say in negotiations. The irgcc are willing to commit national suicide to foment what they believe is their version of Armageddon. It’s the only way to have the hidden Imam appear and lead all of Islam. Shia and Sunni. They will accept nothing less. Take out their electrical grid, traffic and rail bridges. They are already out of water. The main reservoir for Tehran is almost dry. No water, no power and the people will rise up. It’s that or go thirsty. Throw out the irgcc and the mullahs and America will repair everything rapidly. The irgcc knows all of this.
and by control you mean …. a veto by violence.
I’ve said before bomb the people and not the infrastructure. Take out the mullahs. Take out their parliament when it is in session. Take out the revolutionary guard. Bomb them in their workplaces and bomb them in their homes.
David Strom referenced a dude with Pen name Gummi on X.
He explains quite well what’s going on here and also aligned with my KGB reference. While 1 KGB agent (in this case IRGC) still lives… the KGB lives. A lot more than 1 is still alive.
It’s gloriously refreshing to finally have a President who actually prioritizes accomplishing our nation’s goals over having a deal, no matter what the cost.
someone has to put Vance on the horse in BraveHeart negotiating with the iranians.
With a different outcome hopefully
We need to Genghis Khan their a$$’s
Genghis Khan’s conquest of Persia (1219–1221) was a brutal, rapid campaign triggered by the Khwarazmian Shah’s execution of Mongol merchants and envoys. The invasion resulted in widespread destruction of cities like Bukhara and Samarkand, devastating the region’s population and infrastructure, and establishing Mongol dominance in Central Asia.
Background and Catalyst
Initial Trade Efforts: Genghis Khan initially sought trade relations with the powerful Khwarazmian Empire, which controlled Persia, sending an embassy to establish ties.
The Catalyst: In 1218, the governor of the city of Otrar executed the Mongol merchants (alleging they were spies) and confiscated their goods.
Declaration of War: When Shah Muhammad II failed to apologize and executed a following ambassador, Genghis Khan launched a massive retaliation, viewing it as a personal insult and violation of honor.
The Invasion (1219-1221)
Strategic Division: Genghis divided his forces, sending his sons to besiege Otrar while leading the main army, alongside commanders like Subutai, into the heart of the territory.
Brutal Tactics: The Mongols used psychological warfare, destroying key cities, including Bukhara and Samarkand, often murdering large portions of the population and enslaving skilled artisans.
Collapse of the Empire: The Khwarazmian Empire, under Shah Muhammad II, crumbled rapidly due to internal division, fear of the Mogul army and its superior tactics
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Better to destroy bridges, airports, electric systems, petroleum facilities and telephone systems than have a negotiated settlement. When a Dem takes the presidency Iran won’t be able to bribe the to allow the development of nuclear weapons.
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