GOP Sen. Johnson says Iran will be 'a long term project' after talks fail
Source: ABC News
April 12, 2026, 10:21 AM
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday he was not surprised that peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled over the weekend, and that securing U.S. goals in Iran could be a "long-term project."
"I'm not surprised at all," Johnson told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz. "The ayatollahs, even though they have been so degraded in terms of their capabilities, nobody thought this would be easy. They've been preparing for this for 47 years."
Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad ended over the weekend after Vice President JD Vance said Iran would not agree not to seek a nuclear weapon, a key sticking point for President Donald Trump and his administration.
But just before the peace efforts failed, Trump told reporters that he did not care if the U.S. made a deal with Iran, saying that the U.S. would win either way. But as the fate of the war remained uncertain Sunday, Johnson said that the job was not finished in Iran.
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Irish_Dem
(81,654 posts)Education, healthcare, science.
Why is another country the place our time, energy, resources are going?
wolfie001
(7,776 posts)That's a big problem. Never mind what the bible says.
Irish_Dem
(81,654 posts)So make us pay their upkeep.
And they refuse to share their vast wealth made by cheating us with
inferior goods and services.
wolfie001
(7,776 posts)Lovie777
(23,139 posts)sakabatou
(46,195 posts)Just like Iraq/Afghanistan.
piddyprints
(15,110 posts)Every president before this orange fucker knew better exactly because it would be a long term project.
Hey, I know, how about not tearing up the Obama agreement just because hes more of a man and happens to be black? What a bunch of maroons in charge now.
Midnight Writer
(25,491 posts)He could feel it in his gut.
Javaman
(65,838 posts)8 more months or until tiny Johnson is voted out as repuke speaker by his own party
ananda
(35,260 posts)while succeeding at destroying your own country.
Sneederbunk
(17,553 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,705 posts)Hey MAGA, are you ready for some more "winning?"
Aussie105
(7,997 posts)A project usually has a goal and defined outcome.
And a competent team aware of the goals and the end point.
This ain't no project!
Grins
(9,471 posts)Without a second's hesitation I can think of one, RoJo!
RoJo is a buffoon. He can't think or remember squat. Stop electing him.