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Vance says US-Iran talks end without deal after 21 hours of negotiations

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Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran ended without a deal after Iranian officials refused to accept American terms.
Speaking during a press conference from the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Vance said Iran has «chosen not to accept our terms.»
«The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,» Vance said. «And I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.»
The vice president said talks with Iranian officials lasted 21 hours, describing them as «substantive discussions,» but adding the U.S. was unwilling to compromise on its «red lines.»
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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
«So we go back to the United States, having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on,» Vance added. «And we’ve made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms.»
Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell asked Vance if he had been in contact with President Donald Trump during the talks, and the vice president said he had been «consistently.»
«I don’t know how many times we talked to him — a half dozen times, a dozen times over the past 21 hours,» Vance said, adding that the U.S. team was also communicating with other members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker, and Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/Reuters)
«So, look, we were constantly in communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith,» Vance said. «And we leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it.»
Vance arrived in Pakistan early Saturday to lead high-stakes negotiations with Iran aimed at preserving a fragile ceasefire announced by Trump earlier this week and preventing a broader regional war.
Vance was joined by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, as part of a senior delegation engaging Iranian officials in Islamabad.
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Vice President JD Vance spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force Two at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport on April 8, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. The White House said Vance would lead the U.S. delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran and was in Hungary supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf were negotiating for Iran.
While Vance declined to elaborate on which terms Iran rejected, he said the U.S. sought assurances that Iran would not develop a nuclear weapon.
«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 said. «That is the core goal of the president of the United States. And that’s what we’ve tried to achieve through these negotiations.»
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The talks came over a month after the U.S. launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28.
Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin fast-tracks asylum cases, bypassing interviews to slash backlog

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FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is changing how some asylum claims move through the immigration system, allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer certain applications directly to immigration judges without first interviewing applicants in an effort to reduce the nation’s asylum backlog.
The interim final rule, which takes effect immediately, gives USCIS the authority to send some asylum applications to immigration court without conducting an affirmative asylum interview, eliminating what the administration called an unnecessary step in the adjudication process.
The change applies to affirmative asylum claims, which are filed by immigrants who are not in removal proceedings. Defensive asylum claims, in contrast, are raised before an immigration judge after the government has initiated removal proceedings.
TRUMP PUTS ASYLUM LAWYERS ‘ON NOTICE’ WITH NEW FRONT IN WAR ON FRAUD
FILE – USCIS generally interviews affirmative asylum applicants before either granting asylum or conducting a separate review, which DHS said allows immigrants to «get a second chance at asylum.»
Currently, USCIS generally interviews affirmative asylum applicants before either granting asylum or referring the case to an immigration judge for a separate review. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital the process can result in some applications being reviewed twice — first by USCIS and then again by an immigration judge — adding to the agency’s growing backlog.
Under the new rule, USCIS can refer certain asylum applications directly to immigration court without first conducting an interview, a change administration officials said will allow both asylum officers and immigration judges to process cases more efficiently while directing resources toward applicants with legitimate claims of persecution.
The rule is the latest step in the Trump administration’s broader effort to tighten the asylum system and speed up immigration enforcement, with officials arguing the current process has been exploited by immigrants seeking to delay removal proceedings and obtain work authorization.
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FILE – People wait inside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. The Trump administration issued a new rule allowing USCIS to refer certain asylum applications directly to immigration judges without first conducting an affirmative asylum interview. (John Moore/Getty Images)
«For far too long, the asylum system has been exploited for purposes of delay and work authorization, not legitimate claims of protection,» USCIS Director Joseph Edlow told Fox News Digital. «America’s asylum system exists to protect individuals who genuinely fear persecution and this rule will help ensure that resources are directed to the timely adjudication of those claims instead of to those seeking to use the system as a loophole.»
DHS General Counsel James Percival said delays within the asylum system have hindered immigration enforcement.

FILE – USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said a new rule allowing certain asylum applications to be referred directly to immigration judges without first conducting an affirmative asylum interview will help reduce the asylum backlog. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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«One of the greatest barriers to effective immigration enforcement is intentional delay by illegal aliens and the open borders attorneys who represent them,» Percival told Fox News Digital. «My office works every day with the immigration components of DHS to improve efficiency and fulfill the president’s mandate. The rule would do just that.»
The rule takes effect immediately, though USCIS said it will continue accepting public comments before issuing a final version, responding to the feedback it receives.
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Mauro Vieira, canciller de Brasil: “Fue una provocación sin precedentes en más de 200 años de relaciones bilaterales”

La Cancillería de Brasil escuchará este lunes a su embajador en Buenos Aires, Julio Glinternick Bitelli quien arribó en horas de la mañana a la capital del país luego de ser llamado a consultas por el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Mauro Vieira, tras la crisis diplomática originada en San Pablo el pasado sábado. Allí, el presidente Javier Milei calificó en duros términos a su par brasileño Lula da Silva durante un acto político del candidato presidencial opositor Flávio Bolsonaro.
En un breve intercambio con Infobae, Vieira criticó las palabras del jefe de Estado argentino y consideró que sus conceptos no sólo ofendieron al Poder Ejecutivo y Judicial, sino a todo “el pueblo brasileño”.
“Vino en un viaje privado a Brasil para participar de uu evento partidista y el contenido de sus declaraciones fue agresivo y caracteriza una intromisión en temas internos y una ofensa no solamente al presidente Lula y al Poder Judicial, sino que también a las instituciones democráticas y al pueblo brasileño”, dijo Vieira a Infobae.
Para el jefe de Itamaraty, lo del presidente Milei “fue una provocación sin precedentes en la historia de más de 200 años de relaciones bilaterales, algo totalmente fuera de lugar”. Por último, subrayó: “Pero no nos intimidan los voceros de la extrema derecha, ni los nacionales ni los de afuera. Como dijo el presidente Lula, con mentiras nadie va a ganar a Brasil”.
Pese a que la reunión entre Vieira y Glinternick Bitelli está programada para hoy, no será en las próximas horas que se sabrá qué otras medidas podría tomar la cancillería brasileña respecto a la Argentina. Fuentes de Itamaraty indicaron que se tomarán por lo menos 48 horas antes de decidir nuevos pasos.
La brecha de tiempo no es casual. En las primeras horas de este lunes arribó al país el presidente de Corea del Sur, Lee Jae-myung, quien asumió su cargo en junio de 2025 tras la destitución de Yoon Suk-yeol. “Eso nos tomará todo el día, es muy importante. Y este martes iremos a la asunción de la presidenta Keiko Fujimori en Perú. Hasta el miércoles no habrá novedades”, remarcaron fuentes de la cancillería brasileña.
Este domingo, desde el entorno de Vieira, habían calificado de “irresponsabilidad histórica” a las palabras de Milei de este sábado junto a Flávio Bolsonaro, en un acto al que el presidente argentino se sumó para apoyar al candidato presidencial brasileño, opositor de Lula.
Durante ese mitin político, Milei lanzó duras palabras hacia Lula. El mandatario argentino participó de la Convención Nacional del Partido Liberal (PL) y entre otras palabras calificó a su par brasileño de “ladrón”, “presidiario” y “totalitario”. “Si en Argentina tenemos como factor económico lo que llamábamos el Riesgo Kuka, acá en Brasil hoy tienen el Riesgo Lula”, fue una de las frases del libertario.
Asimismo, el jefe de estado argentino también insultó al juez del Supremo Tribunal Federal, Alexandre de Moraes, a quien definió como “basura calva”, luego de que el organismo le prohibiera visitar a Jair Bolsonaro en su domicilio, donde cumple una pena, en su caso, por intento de golpe de Estado.
Esa referencia judicial de Milei tuvo una respuesta inmediata ese mismo sábado por parte del presidente de ese tribunal, Luiz Edson Fachin: “Al reafirmar la plena autonomía del Poder Judicial brasileño, la Presidencia del STF deplora manifestaciones incompatibles con la civilidad que debe caracterizar las relaciones entre los Estados”.
Las próximas 48 horas serán cruciales para saber si tanto el gobierno de Lula como el de Milei están dispuestos a continuar la escalada diplomática entre los dos socios comerciales más importantes del Mercosur.
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