00:00Now to the latest on the Iran war and the confusion over whether or not peace talks are
00:04happening. President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. would temporarily not attack any part of
00:10Iran's power and energy infrastructure. This was something Trump had directly threatened,
00:14originally setting a Monday deadline before those attacks would happen. This newly promised pause,
00:19which will last for five days, came after what he called, quote, very good and productive talks.
00:25But after the president posted that update, which led to a pop in the stock market and cheaper oil
00:29prices, Iran refuted it. The country's foreign ministry released a statement that reads in part,
00:34quote, remarks by the U.S. president are part of efforts to reduce energy prices and buy time to
00:39implement his military plans. While there have been initiatives by regional countries to deescalate
00:44tensions, Iran's response has been clear. It did not start the war and all such requests should be
00:49directed to Washington. Now the president addressed that response later in the day. Well, they're going
00:54to have to give themselves a better public relationship. We have had very, very strong
01:01talks. We'll see where they lead. We have major points of agreement. I would say almost all points
01:07of agreement. Perhaps that hasn't been conveyed. The communication, as you know, has been blown to
01:13basis. They're unable to talk to each other. But we've had very strong talks. Mr. Witkopf and Mr.
01:19Krishna had them. They went, I would say, perfectly. I would say that if they carry through with
01:28that, it'll end that problem, that conflict.
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