21 Hours, No Deal—But Progress: JD Vance on Iran Talks |
U.S. Vice President JD Vance appeared on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier for his first major interview after leading a high-level U.S. delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, for direct face-to-face negotiations with Iranian officials.
The talks, which took place over the weekend of April 11–12, 2026, spanned nearly 21 hours and aimed to solidify a fragile ceasefire into a more lasting agreement. This agreement could potentially address Iran’s nuclear ambitions, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and help cool down the rising tensions from recent confrontations. Although a final deal didn’t materialize, Vance made it clear that the lack of an agreement doesn’t equate to a lack of progress.
.@VP in Islamabad, Pakistan: "We’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That’s the good news. 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." pic.twitter.com/RLIQ30btO5 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 12, 2026
.@VP in Islamabad, Pakistan: "We’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That’s the good news. 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." pic.twitter.com/RLIQ30btO5
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 12, 2026
For nearly 21 hours, American and Iranian officials sat down for direct discussions—something that has been quite rare, if not nearly impossible, in recent years. JD Vance noted that this might be the first time we’ve witnessed the Iranian government and the U.S. government meeting at such a high level, perhaps in the entire history of Iran’s current leadership. So, I consider that a positive development—and once again, we did make some strides in the negotiations.
"I think it was the first time that you'd ever seen the Iranian government, the U.S. government meet at such a high level, maybe in the history of the current leadership of Iran. So that's, I think, a positive—and again, we did make some progress in the negotiation," says @VP.… pic.twitter.com/PGN6tNZag8 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 13, 2026
"I think it was the first time that you'd ever seen the Iranian government, the U.S. government meet at such a high level, maybe in the history of the current leadership of Iran. So that's, I think, a positive—and again, we did make some progress in the negotiation," says @VP.… pic.twitter.com/PGN6tNZag8
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 13, 2026
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