Interviews with Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley; Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner

State of the Union

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🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On CNN’s State of the Union, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley joins Dana Bash to react to President Trump’s announcement that the US will impose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran talks failed to reach a deal. Haley tells Bash that Trump is “calling Iran’s bluff” and also says he needs to confront China over its support for Iran. After, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner joins Dana to discuss what happens next after US-Iran talks failed to reach a deal to end the war. After, Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman and CNN Political Commentators Jamal Simmons, David Urban, and Kristen Soltis Anderson discuss the sexual assault allegations against Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, as well as early moves by potential 2028 presidential candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:12.6	Hello, I'm Dana Abash in Washington, where the state of our union is once again stuck between Iran and a hard place.
2:26.7	After 21 hours of the highest level direct talks between the U.S. and Iran in nearly half a century, the two sides left without a deal.
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