U.S. and Iran could hold new peace talks as soon as this week, sources say

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Source: NBC News

April 14, 2026, 9:25 AM EDT / Updated April 14, 2026, 2:14 PM EDT


A new round of in-person talks between the United States and Iran could be held as early as this week, two people familiar with the ongoing negotiations told NBC News.

It comes after talks led by Vice President JD Vance in Pakistan over the weekend failed to reach a peace agreement to end the war. Both Vance and President Donald Trump offered hope for future talks Monday, even as U.S. forces launched a blockade barring ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports.

Opening the Strait of Hormuz for a free flow of shipping is a major sticking point in the negotiations for any agreement, one of the people said. Iran’s nuclear capability is another, the second person said. The U.S. asked Iran during the marathon talks in Islamabad for a 20-year suspension of uranium enrichment, the second person said. Iran agreed to three to five years, which Trump has said is not acceptable, the second person said.

The U.S. has also asked Iran to remove highly enriched uranium from the country, but Iran agreed to a “monitored process of down blending" — which is a process by which more dangerous, highly-enriched uranium is mixed with natural or less potent uranium to create a less potent material, according to the second person familiar with the ongoing negotiations.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-new-peace-talks-trump-vance-hormuz-nuclear-enrichment-rcna331669

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1. Who will be in charge?

Mo, Larry. or Curly?

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2. Shemp

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3. I forgot about Shemp. Not sure if that makes me feel better, though.

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5. He's the "replacement"

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4. If I were Iran

I would do every single thing in my power to develop a nuke at this point. It’s the only thing that keeps us at bay. N Korea as an example. No deal with us or Israel can be trusted. It’s worth less than toilet paper.

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6. Obama locked Iranian nuclear weapon development down.

Trump exited the agreement. So how did this make the world safer?

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7. And Obama

Could be trusted on his word. The deal was working just fine.

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8. Countries that can't be trusted have nukes. So why not Iran?

The US, Israel, North Korea, Russia, France and others have nukes.

The assurance of 'mutually guaranteed total destruction' after one uses a nuke first stops the whole thing from happening.

Iran having nukes wouldn't change anything.
They have more incentive now than ever before.

It would force the US to 'play nice' with Iran, just like it plays nice with other countries that have nukes.

Nuclear Warhead Inventory by country:

"As of 2025, nine countries possess nuclear weapons, with the United States and Russia holding the vast majority of the global stockpile.
According to the most recent data from January 2025, the United States possesses 5,177 nuclear warheads and Russia possesses 5,459, while China has approximately 600.
The remaining nuclear-armed states hold significantly smaller arsenals: France (290), United Kingdom (225), India (180), Pakistan (170), Israel (90), and North Korea (50).
In total, the global nuclear stockpile stands at approximately 12,241 warheads, though estimates from late 2025 suggest the number may be slightly higher at 13,000. "

No one wins a nuclear war.
Enough nukes to wipe out all life on this planet, permanently.

There's a few movies on the topic.