00:00Mushahid, what do you think? I mean, do you think that Iran believes it can use these as
00:06likely negotiating points? Do you think they have a chance of getting them over the line?
00:12I would say that at this moment, both sides are indulging in maximalist demands. Obviously,
00:20what Mr. Trump has also sought in the 15 points that he has sent to Iran via Pakistan,
00:27that is also a position he knows that Iran would never accept because they are basically
00:33talking of things that were not initially stated because initially it was all about Iran's nuclear
00:39program. And when Iran said it's not making the bomb, then they changed the goalposts every other
00:45day. And so Iran also then came back with its own offer. So at this moment, I think that
00:52things will only settle down once serious negotiations are about to start. Iran feels
00:58it's in an advantageous position as of now because they've got the choke point of state of homos.
01:05And they also feel that Iran is America and Israelis cannot be trusted because it's actually
01:13Netanyahu's war in which Trump was roped in. And they feel that twice they have been deceived in the
01:21past, June 2025 and now 28th February when negotiations were happening. So they want ironclad guarantees
01:29that it's not going to be a ceasefire. It's going to be a comprehensive and durable peace settlement.
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