# US-Iran Talks Collapse: US Floats Iran-China Blockade as US Prepares for Further War on Iran

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Podcast: [The New Atlas (previously Land Destroyer) on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-atlas-previously-land-destroyer-on-odysee-6857554)
Published: 2026-04-12T07:48:25+00:00
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## Resource

April 12, 2026 - US-Iran Talks Collapse: US Floats Iran-China Blockade as US Prepares for Further War on Iran - US "negotiations" with Iran failed primarily because US terms were illegal under international law and simply coercion dressed up as “negotiations;” - US Vice President JD Vance’s role in the failed talks and his public threats against Iran afterward confirm his ardent support for US aggression evident even during 2024 presidential campaigning; - US war with Iran is part of continuity of agenda, driven by US-based corporate interests transcending presidential administrations regardless of rhetoric or supposed political affiliations with the Biden administration carrying out policy without which the current war could not have been launched; - Beyond the Middle East the US is attacking, undermining, and toppling nations producing and shipping oil and gas to China with the ultimate goal of blockading, undermining, containing, and even collapsing China itself; - The Trump administration is even floating the idea of a blockade on Iran meant specifically place pressure on China; References: Guardian - JD Vance says US delegation leaving Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran (Apr. 12, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/jd-vance-says-no-deal-us-iran-pakistan-talks-islamabad Newsweek - JD Vance Tells Tim Dillon US Needs Weapons To Fight China, Not Russia (Oct. 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-tim-dillon-taiwan-priority-over-ukraine-1975851 Newsweek - JD Vance Floats Donald Trump Deal To End War in Ukraine (Sep. 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-floats-donald-trump-deal-end-russia-ukraine-war-1953302 Ben Norton’s Geopolitical Economy Report - Oil war: US war on Iran aims to save petrodollar and global dollar dominance…

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