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- JD Vance Shares ‘Bad News’ That US and Iran Couldn’t Reach a Deal in Pakis...
Vice President JD Vance emerged from a marathon negotiating session with Iranian leaders around 6:30 a.m. in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday and told reporters the two sides have not reached a deal to end the war after Iran had “chosen not to accept our terms.” Vance — while flanked by special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner — said the “good news” was that the U.S. and Iran had “a number of substantive discussions” about ending the conflict. “The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance continued. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran, much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.” He continued, “So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our redlines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on, and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on — and we’ve made that as clear as we possibly could. And they have chosen not to accept our terms.” In particular, Vance said the U.S. required an “affirmative commitment” that Iran would not seek a nuclear weapon in order to end the war. He told reporters that the trio of American representatives were “quite flexible” in what they were willing to do to get a deal done on Saturday, but that Iran did not bring the same mentality. “The president told us, you need to come here in good faith and make your best effort to get a deal,” Vance said. “We did that, and unfortunately, we weren’t able to make any headway.” Vance spoke to reporters shortly after wrapping up what was reported as a 15-hour meeting; the vice president said it was even longer than that, saying it went on for 21 hours. He gave kudos to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshall Syed Asim Munir for coordinating the summit, saying “whatever shortcomings” there were in meeting were not due to them. The American delegation met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament; Vance became the highest-ranking American politician to meet face-to-face with leaders from Iran’s theocratic regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The New York Times reported shortly before the meeting concluded that opening the Strait of Hormuz remains a “sticking point,” according to two unnamed senior Iranian officials who… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - WATCH: Donald Trump Enters UFC 327 to Big Roar — Then Approaches Joe Rogan Aft...
(Photo Credit: Paramount+ / UFC on TNT Sports on X) President Donald Trump received his usual warm welcome when he entered the arena at UFC 327 on Saturday night in Miami while flanked by UFC boss Dana White and several members of his family, including daughters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump. The Kaseya Center erupted in a pretty big cheer when Trump and his entourage walked out of the tunnel, with a tune from MAGA fan Kid Rock blaring over the stadium speakers. Trump waved to the crowd while quickly making his way over to the announcing table, where he greeted podcast star and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The president pointed at Rogan and shook his hand while telling him something for a few seconds; it appeared pretty chummy, with Rogan smiling widely and leaning in as Trump told him something in his ear. Their warm embrace stands out, considering Rogan has been fairly critical of the president lately. Rogan slammed Trump last month for launching the Iran war, saying it could spur “World War III.” He also argued Trump has “betrayed” his MAGA base by starting the war — even though polling shows Trump voters overwhelmingly support the president on it. The Joe Rogan Experience host endorsed Trump in 2024 and famously had him on his podcast weeks before the election, but last week announced he was “politically homeless.” He also pondered if Trump started Operation Epic Fury to distract Americans from the Epstein Files. You can see Trump’s walk out below, from the UFC on TNT Sports X account: Donald Trump makes his entrance ahead of the tonights fights #UFC327 | Stream TNT Sports on HBO Max pic.twitter.com/A6FkCopOBc — UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) April 12, 2026 Trump can also be seen greeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio afterwards. Both men were in Miami while Vice President JD Vance was holding a 15-hour marathon meeting with Iranian leaders in Pakistan, working to make a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the war. Other members of Trump’s crew who walked out with him were granddaughter Kai Trump and Donald Trump Jr. Tonight’s fights are being streamed on Paramount+, like all other UFC events.The post WATCH: Donald Trump Enters UFC 327 to Big Roar — Then Approaches Joe Rogan After Podcast Star Has Ripped Iran War first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - Strait of Hormuz Remains ‘Sticking Point’ as Marathon Vance-Iran Talks Pause...
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) Hopefully they had plenty of coffee. Vice President JD Vance’s negotiations with top Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan turned into a marathon session that stretched past the 15-hour mark, with both sides discussing a deal to end the Iran war into the early hours of Sunday local time. Around 8:15 p.m. ET — or 5:15 a.m. in Pakistan — the meeting was finally paused, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal talks are expected to resume later on Sunday. The New York Times reported the seemingly never-ending meeting “suggested the two sides remained engaged and still had topics to discuss.” But the outlet said the Strait of Hormuz remains a “sticking point,” according to two unnamed senior Iranian officials who spoke to the paper. Vance led negotiations for Donald Trump in Pakistan and was flanked by special envoy Steve Witkoff and the presidents adviser/son-in-law Jared Kushner; both Witkoff and Kushner played key roles in negotiating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal last year. Vance became the highest-ranking American politician to meet with Iranian leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. On Iran’s side, The Times reported Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, were spearheading negotiations for the country’s theocratic regime. Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday afternoon he was not too concerned with how the negotiations were going. “I’m getting a lot of reports. They’ve been meeting for many hours, as you probably have noticed,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens. Look, regardless, we win. Regardless what happens, we win. We’ve totally defeated that country, and so let’s see what happens. Maybe they make a deal, maybe they don’t. It doesn’t matter. From the standpoint of America, we win.” The meeting comes a few days after Trump halted his planned attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants about 90 minutes before his Tuesday night deadline. The two sides agreed to a two-week ceasefire, and Vance flew to Pakistan to try and hammer out a deal. Trump proclaimed a “golden age” for the Middle East could be on the horizon soon after the ceasefire was announced, and said the U.S. would be “hangin’ around” to make sure the Strait of Hormuz remained open. But the Strait remained a choke point, even after the deal was agreed to. “The Defense Department said on Saturday that two U.S. warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz to… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago - MS NOW’s Catherine Rampell Has No Sympathy for Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson ...MS NOW’s Catherine Rampell is not shedding a tear for conservative podcasters Megyn Kelly or Tucker Carlson now that President Donald Trump has turned on them in what some are calling a MAGA war over issues like Operation Epic Fury. Trump bashed the two podcasters, plus Alex Jones and Candace Owens, for criticizing the Iran war — with some even calling for his removal via the 25th Amendment. Trump published a lengthy Truth Social post this week, calling them “stupid people,” “nut jobs,” and “troublemakers.” On Saturday’s The Weekend Primetime, Rampell talked about Trump’s voting base of young men “who thought that he was going to deliver on all of these promises” and are now being betrayed. “I think we should have a different standard for like random voters, marginal voters, who are not so engaged with politics, right? Who, it’s not their job to follow the news. It’s not their job to pay attention to policy positions. They’re just trying to put food on the table — I get it,” Rampell said. “But if you are Megyn Kelly, if you are Tucker Carlson, if you are any of these people whose job it is to be a professional pundit and you didn’t see a version of this coming, I’m sorry, I do not feel bad for you. Like, no — the wool was not pulled over your eyes. This was fairly obvious.” Co-host Ayman Mohyeldin agreed, saying, “I think your point is valid, which is, anybody who’s been following Donald Trump could have at least said he lies about everything. So, this is not going to be new. He’s saying this.” “And I remember this because a lot of people, a lot of Muslim Americans in Michigan wanted Donald Trump just because they did not like Kamala Harris and the positions the Biden administration took about Gaza,” Mohyeldin said. “Donald Trump found a handful of Muslim leaders, took them on stage in Michigan, and got them to stand on stage with him as he promised ‘no new wars.’ And a lot of Muslim Americans fell for that. Now, that doesn’t mean that they bought into everything Donald Trump said. But on that one issue, they were willing to go along with it simply because of the fact that he offered them that lie.” Watch the clip above via MS NOW.The post MS NOW’s Catherine Rampell Has No… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
- Eric Swalwell’s Staffers ‘Horrified’ by Rape Accusations, Call for America...
Staff members from Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) congressional office and his gubernatorial campaign called for Americans to “stand with” the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct — including a former staffer who said he raped her — in an unsigned statement shared with multiple outlets on Saturday. The statement comes one day after a former staffer accused Swalwell of raping her twice in a report from the San Francisco Chronicle. CNN reported later on Friday that multiple women had accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including the woman mentioned in the Chronicle report, who said he raped her in 2019 and another time during a trip to New York City in 2024; the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Saturday announced it was launching a probe into the 2024 rape accusation. “As leaders of teams working for Eric Swalwell, we’re horrified by the recent reporting in the San Francisco Chronicle and by CNN,” the statement said. “We stand with our former colleague, and the other women who have come forward. We believe you should stand with them, too.” It continued, “The behavior detailed in these reports is abhorrent, beneath the dignity of those serving in public office and betrays the trust of all Californians.” The statement added that staffers who remain on the lawmaker’s team “should not be viewed as support for Eric Swalwell.” “We recognize that not everyone — in particular our junior staff — can immediately forfeit their income and benefits without significant personal risk or consequence,” the statement said. “Our responsibility now is to them. We, more than he, understand that we have obligations to the people we lead and to the constituents of California’s 14th Congressional District.” The statement was shared with Politico and several other outlets. You can read the full statement via Fox 40 Sacramento reporter Nikki Laurenzo’s X post below. NEWS: just received this statement from senior staff of California’s 14th Congressional District and Eric Swalwellfor Governor 2026 “As leaders of teams working for Eric Swalwell, we’re horrified by the recent reporting in the San Francisco Chronicle and by CNN. We… — Nikki Laurenzo (@NikkiLaurenzo) April 11, 2026 One ex-staffer told the SF Chronicle on Friday that Swalwell forced her to perform oral sex on him in a parking lot in 2019. CNN then ran a story on four women who accused him of sexual misconduct,… [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Trump Says ‘It Doesn’t Matter’ How US-Iran Talks Go in Pakistan: ‘Regard...President Donald Trump took questions from reporters outside the White House Saturday where they wanted to know if he was pleased with how the U.S.-Iran deal talks were going in Islamabad, Pakistan. The president said that no matter how they go, “we win.” Jared Kushner, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff spent the day meeting with Iranian officials to negotiate a ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. “I’m getting a lot of reports. They’ve been meeting for many hours, as you probably have noticed,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens. Look, regardless, we win. Regardless what happens, we win. We’ve totally defeated that country, and so let’s see what happens. Maybe they make a deal, maybe they don’t. It doesn’t matter. From the standpoint of America, we win.” Trump added, “One other thing that’s happening, is that boats are sailing up and they’re heading out to our country. Big, beautiful tankers. And we’re loading them up with oil and gas and everything else. It’s a pretty beautiful thing to see.” Trump continued: We win, regardless. We’ve defeated them militarily. They’ve dropped a couple of water mines, they call them water mines, in the boat. We’ve defeated all of their water boats, too. Their navy has got 158 ships, they have 28 water droppers, mine droppers, they call them. All of them are sunk. They probably have a couple of mines in the water. We have mine sweepers out there. We’re sweeping the strait. In addition to that we’re negotiating. Whether we make a deal or not, it makes no difference to me and the reason is because we’ve won, whether you listen to the fake news or not. You know, it’s amazing. Their credibility is down to 13% — the media. Credibility down to 13%. Think of it: we defeated their navy, we defeated their air force. we defeated their anti-aircraft, we defeated their radar, we defeated their leaders. Their leaders are all dead. And now, all we do is we’ll open up the strait even thought we don’t use it. Because we have a lot of other countries in the world that do use it that are, either afraid or weak or cheap. I don’t know what it is. But, we were not helped by NATO, that I can tell you. Trump took a moment to rip on an NBC reporter… [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago
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