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Aloha, namaste, and welcome to Impolitic with John Heilman, a puck and Odyssey joint.

Late on Thursday afternoon, just as we were putting this episode to bed, reports began to circulate in the press that, as the New York Times put it, quote,

U.S. officials are closing in on a framework for negotiations with Iran that could extend

the ceasefire lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and set the table for more substantive talks,

according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of the discussions on cable news.

That got boiled down into an Iran deal is at hand.

Now, if true, that would be a major development in the dominant storyline in the first half of 2026, not just in America, but all across the world.

But that if remains a big one, especially when

you consider the double-barreled caveat offered by the Times immediately following its potentially

momentous lead. Quote, President Trump has not signed off on the emerging framework, and it was not

clear if it matched Iran's understanding.

So, with all that in mind, we felt pretty good about proceeding with the show that we had recorded earlier in the day.

An episode focused on a story that requires no caveats that carries no risk of unraveling

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