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S8 Ep781: 3. Jonathan Schanzer reports on tenuous ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad led by JD Vance. While the US maintains an oil blockade, Iran's leadership remains fragmented over potential nuclear and missile concessions. Schanzer believes the US holds a medi

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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3. Jonathan Schanzer reports on tenuous ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad led by JD Vance. While the US maintains an oil blockade, Iran's leadership remains fragmented over potential nuclear and missile concessions. Schanzer believes the US holds a medium-term advantage through sustained economic pressure on the Islamic Republic. 3
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You're built to win it. I'm John Bachelor. I welcome my colleague Jonathan Shanzer, executive director, the Foundation for Defensive Democracies.

0:53.4

It is Memorial Day in the State of Israel,

0:56.3

remembering those who are no longer with us, who survived in order to defend Israel and then

1:03.2

didn't survive. However, it is also a day before Independence Day, which I've witnessed several

1:09.1

times at the wall. very exciting. The teenagers

1:11.6

are greatly enthusiastic, a lot of flags, a lot of happiness, as I recall, not fireworks, but maybe

1:18.4

there were. In any event, these are two critical days for the state of Israel to remember and to

1:24.0

celebrate. We immediately turn ourselves to the plans for meetings that are most

1:31.1

profound for the future of Israel, the state of Israel, and for those young people going into

1:35.9

their service at the IDF. Congratulations to them. Here's the future. Jonathan, a very good day to you,

1:42.2

the simultaneous negotiations. It might be true that

1:47.8

the vice president is inbound for Islamabad to lead the delegation to negotiate with the Iranian

1:54.6

regime that might be sending a delegation, intends to send a delegation, that is blessed by Mostubai,

2:03.0

Hamei, the Ayatollah, who is said to be alert enough to give us okay to go ahead and talk.

2:09.9

But there might be fragmenting in the negotiating position by Iran.

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