US-Iran Talks Fail... What Happens Next?
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at what the failure to reach an agreement between the US and Iran means for the war in the Middle East and the world.
We also look at what stopped an agreement between the two sides, after differing accounts emerge.
Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watt are joined by political correspondent Joe Pike, who has the latest on the UK-US row over the Chagos Islands.
And could an election in Hungary reshape political power in Europe?
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The hosts were Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watt. It was made by Chris Flynn with Kris Jalowiecki. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, is Victoria and Nick back with you on newscast today? Morning, Nick. |
| 0:09.9 | Hi, Vic. |
| 0:10.8 | And things have unravelled. Just yesterday, we were talking to newscasters about the significance of the US and Iran being in the same room together. |
| 0:18.7 | And of course, we listed the stumbling blocks, didn't we? |
| 0:21.6 | Yeah. And I mean, that clearly was a big deal. It was 21 hours of talks. But let us not forget, Vic, |
| 0:27.0 | the United States in Iran have not spoken at this level since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. |
| 0:36.0 | So right now, the stumbling blocks were clearly just too big. |
| 0:40.3 | We've been at it now for 21 hours and we've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. |
| 0:48.3 | That's the good news. The bad news is that we have not reached the agreement. |
| 0:52.3 | And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's |
| 0:54.5 | bad news for the United States of America. So we go back to the United States having not come to an |
| 0:59.4 | agreement. We've made very clear what our red lines are, what things we're willing to accommodate |
| 1:04.2 | them on, and what things we're not willing to accommodate them on. And we've made that as clear as we |
| 1:09.5 | possibly could. And they have chosen not to accept |
| 1:12.8 | our terms. Obviously, the Iranian version is that the US demands they say were excessive. |
| 1:19.3 | And they're saying that the atmosphere of these talks was mistrust, suspicion and doubt. So over |
| 1:26.0 | right now. And Joe Pike's going to join us as well to go through the |
| 1:29.7 | reaction and we'll try and work out what happens next. Newscast from the BBC. Fat boy sliver |
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| 1:46.0 | Next time in Moscow. |
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