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Vice President JD Vance returned from Islamabad on Sunday after 21 hours of face-to-face negotiations and made clear the United States left behind what he called a “final and best offer” — a firm ultimatum designed to force Tehran’s hand rather than reward bad behavior. The talks broke down on core issues, especially Iran’s long-term nuclear intentions, and Vance bluntly said the Iranians “chose not to accept our terms,” underscoring that Washington was negotiating from strength, not weakness.
President Trump followed up on Fox News by doubling down, telling Americans he expects Iran to come back and “give us everything we want,” and bluntly warning that he told his team, “I want everything.” The president also signaled the United States is prepared to choke off Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz and use all tools necessary to protect American interests and allies, a posture the diplomatic cowards in Washington should have embraced years ago.
Fox’s Lucas Tomlinson was on the ground in Islamabad reporting the high-stakes nature of the marathon talks and the senior U.S. delegation’s resolve, giving Americans a firsthand look at a negotiating posture far different from the appeasement of past administrations. The optics were unmistakable: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff at the table, U.S. commanders and policymakers in constant contact, and a White House that plainly meant what it proposed.
Iranian refugee and former State Department official Ellie Cohanim joined the chorus on Fox Report, arguing that increased pressure is precisely what the mullahs understand and what will help ordinary Iranians who long to breathe free. Cohanim’s perspective — rooted in lived experience and conservative clarity about the regime’s murderous nature — reinforces that strength, not sugarcoating, gives dissidents inside Iran the best chance at change.
Patriots should applaud this administration’s bluntness: presenting a non-negotiable set of red lines and walking away when Tehran refused is the opposite of the timid diplomacy that emboldened Iran for decades. JD Vance’s assessment that the failure to reach a deal is “bad news for Iran much more than it is bad news for the United States” is proof positive that America is no longer bargain-basement on national security — it is leading, and it is prepared to back words with action.
Make no mistake: pressure brings results when it is applied consistently and ruthlessly, and freedom-loving Americans should stand behind a president who refuses to trade away our security for smiling photo ops. The choice now is stark — either Iran capitulates to clear, enforceable demands that end their nuclear ambitions and malign behavior, or the United States will tighten the screw and dismantle their ability to threaten the region. This is the kind of decisive leadership hardworking Americans voted for, and we should hold it fast.
