PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 24th, 2026: TALKS BACK ON: U.S. and Iran Set Face-to-Face Meeting & Soldier Charged After Betting on Maduro’s Capture
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🗓️ 24 April 2026
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| 0:35.1 | It's Friday, the 24th of April. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, |
| 0:40.8 | your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up, after days of uncertainty, |
| 0:48.4 | the U.S. and Iran are heading back to the negotiating table, apparently. Perhaps new talks are set for this weekend in |
| 0:55.1 | Pakistan, but with deep divisions still in place, the path to a deal remains far from clear. |
| 1:01.0 | I'll have the details. Later in the show, a U.S. soldier allegedly used inside knowledge of the |
| 1:07.1 | operation to remove Nicholas Maduro in order to place bets on polymarket, |
| 1:12.7 | walking away with hundreds of thousands of dollars and profits. |
| 1:16.3 | Now, he's facing federal charges. |
| 1:19.1 | But first, today's afternoon spotlight. |
| 1:21.8 | We begin today with the breaking news on the diplomatic front. |
| 1:24.5 | Just as it was looking like talks between the U.S. and Iran were not in the |
| 1:28.2 | cards, the White House announced Friday the negotiations are back on, apparently, perhaps, |
| 1:34.2 | at least for now. Special envoy Steve Whitgolf and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan on |
| 1:39.1 | Saturday for a new round of talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad. White House Press Secretary Caroline |
| 1:45.5 | Levitt confirmed the trip Friday afternoon, saying the talks will be conducted directly, but mediated |
| 1:50.8 | by Pakistan, adding that the Pakistanis have been, quote, incredible friends and mediators throughout |
| 1:56.3 | this entire process. Importantly, Leavitt also said this latest round of negotiations was requested by Iran. |
| 2:04.5 | Leavitt continued, quote, we're hopeful that it will be a productive conversation and hopefully move the |
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