00:00The United States and Iran on Tuesday began their second round of talks about Tehran's nuclear program in Geneva as
00:08the U.S. ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Tehran holds large-scale maritime exercises.
00:15According to U.S. media reports, Presidents Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were traveling for the new
00:23round of talks.
00:24On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. hopes to achieve a deal with
00:31Iran despite difficulties.
00:33Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program, threatening to also
00:41attack Tehran over its deadly crackdown on protesters.
00:45Iran has said it would respond with an attack of its own should it come under attack from the U
00:51.S.
00:51Early Monday, Iran said its paramilitary revolutionary guard began an exercise in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and
00:59the Strait of Hamas,
01:01three vital international trade routes that carry 20% of the world's oil.
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