Sunday. April 12th 2026: “NO DEAL: 21 HOURS AND NOTHING”

Today’s episode covers the collapse of the Islamabad talks after 21 hours of marathon negotiations. Vance walked out with no deal after Iran refused to commit to abandoning nuclear weapons. The US left its “final and best offer” on the table. Iran blames “unreasonable” American demands and says it has no plans for further negotiations. The episode also covers US intelligence on China preparing MANPADS shipments to Iran, Navy mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump attending UFC 327 in Miami while saying “we win regardless,” the DHS shutdown at Day 57 with Congress returning Monday, and the nine-day countdown on the ceasefire clock.