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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums***Looks like the peace talks are over***
Iâm shocked since we sent our best negotiators.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T01:47:32.239Z
Vance: But we just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms.
We weren't able to make any headway.
AP: US Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iran ended after 21 hours without reaching agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the United States and Iran without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.
The high-stakes talks ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with U.S. President Donald Trump and others in the administration.
But 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, Vance told reporters. That is the core goal of the president of the United States. And thats what weve tried to achieve through these negotiations.
The vice president said he spoke with Trump a half dozen times, a dozen times, over the past 21 hours and also spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Adm. Brad Cooper, head of the United States Central Command.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-11-2026-2be904aee3f804892336730279e054b9
True Dough
(26,852 posts)And now we'll all suffer more consequences. Complete shit show!
Takket
(23,730 posts)Maru Kitteh
(31,824 posts)5 times over. The biggliest brain spurs like nobody has ever seen before.
Bev54
(13,454 posts)He has no idea how to do it. He only knows how to bully not how to negotiate.
3Hotdogs
(15,401 posts)He even wrote a book about how to do it.
Why just last week, a message came from Iran headquarters through diplomatic channels. "Sir, we don't want to negotiate with you. We know we will lose out with any attempt to reach a deal. You're too good at it. Please send your son, Fredo to negotiate Or maybe Tommy Tuberville and we will happily begin negotiations. But Sir, you are too good at negotiating,."
"It was like when I negotiated the end of the conflict with Nicar ---or maybe it was Venezuela. Nobody had ever seen anything like it."
Ocelot II
(130,736 posts)like he treated Zelenskyy, while Witkoff and Kushner just sat there smiling stupidly with their peckers in their hands.
spanone
(141,744 posts)Red Mountain
(2,357 posts)Worked REALLY hard.
Will probably have spent more time in the air getting there and back than negotiating.
chicoescuela
(3,112 posts)Skittles
(171,985 posts)yes INDEED
Peace ☮️
underpants
(196,724 posts)The Iranians were very clear that they wouldnt talk to either of them. This seems to be Trump and J. V. having them there in a YOU cant tell ME what to do kind of way.
Scrivener7
(59,699 posts)Takket
(23,730 posts)every time i think drumpf and the USA have hit rock bottom.......... another day happens
leftstreet
(40,978 posts)by the... nevermind
Skittles
(171,985 posts)there *IS* no low for repukes; they will always, ALWAYS find a way to go lower.....GUARANTEED
yellow dahlia
(6,094 posts)Send in the experts and someone with the skill sets.
But no! They sent in the clowns.
displacedvermoter
(4,657 posts)appropriate sets were canned early on in Trump 2.
yellow dahlia
(6,094 posts)yellow dahlia
(6,094 posts)AverageOldGuy
(3,958 posts)They were all fired a year ago.
yellow dahlia
(6,094 posts)thought crime
(1,627 posts)It's hard to imagine a worse team of so-called "diplomats".
leftstreet
(40,978 posts)LOL
newdeal2
(5,480 posts)Is negotiating in the first place? I always thought the victor imposes the terms on the loser.
SamuelTheThird
(1,191 posts)and he's spearheading tis extremely difficult negotiation?
spanone
(141,744 posts)Our media
AverageOldGuy
(3,958 posts)Bill Maher sucks?
rollin74
(2,324 posts)the U.S. has been reloading with a lot more ammo coming into the region over the past several days
we'll have to see if Trump now makes good on his threat of massive infrastructure attacks
Attilatheblond
(8,988 posts)artemisia1
(1,892 posts)RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,081 posts)struggle4progress
(126,349 posts)Scrivener7
(59,699 posts)And then he ...
Well, that's all he did. But Peter Theil likes him!
AverageOldGuy
(3,958 posts)Lifeafter70
(1,061 posts)"with the vice president in constant communication with U.S. president Donald Trump and others in the administration. "
I just saw him shaking hands with Rogan at the UFC fights in Florida with his new best bro Rubio.
They must have brought the "cone of silence" with them.
spanone
(141,744 posts)And MARCO RUBIO SECRETARY OF STATE is at a FUCKING fake boxing match.
Lifeafter70
(1,061 posts)Cause their is money to be made.
dweller
(28,479 posts)They wouldnt say thank you ?
✌🏻
hay rick
(9,632 posts)BattleRow
(2,511 posts)BannonsLiver
(20,662 posts)Crowman2009
(3,553 posts)Figarosmom
(12,258 posts)Iran has absolutely no incentive not to build the bomb now. Why would they say yeah, sure, we will just let you destroy us without trying to defend ourselves?
orangecrush
(30,566 posts)We are so fucked.
spanone
(141,744 posts)trying to come to means to end conflicts....
blue blues
(68 posts)spanone
(141,744 posts)Here he is tonight. Working hard to end his War in Iran and make life more affordable for Americans like he promised.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T01:37:39.461Z
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kacekwl
(9,181 posts)breathlessly talking about High Stakes negotiations like there are serious people involved.
Johonny
(26,286 posts)Post surrender you don't get the other side to agree to your former terms. I mean, duh!
Meanwhile Trump will declare victory and the war will or won't continue...
Aristus
(72,281 posts)Why would anyone think he could handle negotiations in an international forum?
BeneteauBum
(565 posts)Peace ☮️
C_U_L8R
(49,426 posts)What amateurs.
spanone
(141,744 posts)malaise
(296,617 posts)Rec
Ruby the Liberal
(26,678 posts)Guess what happens when you rip up an agreement, attack a sovereign nation - and lose.
Are we great again?