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Vance Says U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Break Down over Nuclear Issue
- xvxvx 5mo ago[flagged]
- ksaj 5mo agoEspecially when Trump essentially taught Iran they have something more powerful than nukes: the ability to stop oil flow (and other goods) through the strait unless it's going to an Iran-friendly country. Plus a $2m toll for each one.
- megamike 5mo agoIran a Modern History Very good book highly recommend it https://macmillan.yale.edu/middleeast/iran/publications/iran-modern-history https://macmillan.yale.edu/middleeast/iran/publications/iran...
- raks619 5mo ago[flagged]
- k310 5mo agoFree to read https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2026-04-11/the-latest-vance-heads-to-pakistan-for-talks-with-iranian-officials-aimed-at-ending-fighting https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/... https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/the-latest-vance-heads-to-pakistan-for-talks-22200825.php https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/the-latest-vance-hea...
- jMyles 5mo agoIs there an HN-like site for foreign policy and war news?
- lern_too_spel 5mo agoThere was already a deal in place for the nuclear issue. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514075129/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-recertify.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190514075129/https://www.nytim... Trump claimed he could get a better deal and ended up with none.
- ahartmetz 5mo agoYes, there WAS A DEAL. But it happened under Obama, so of course Trump hated it.
- torlok 5mo agoHardly a surprise. This crack team of negotiators couldn't make Russia budge an inch after a year of negotiations, and only managed to put pressure on the victim country.
- ChrisArchitect 5mo agoMore discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47736235 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47736235