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The US administration on March 26 revealed that the "present" given by Iran's new leadership was in the form of 10 oil tankers that Iran allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture in negotiations, including some Pakistan-flagged vessels.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the Feb 28 strike on an elementary school in Minab, calling the attack a "war crime and a crime against humanity".

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00:00We don't really know, you might speak to it, we don't know, there could be a few of them out
00:04there, but that's a lot.
00:07Kevin Washington's the most beautiful building.
00:10Red Cross and Vescoers, refining water sources and residential.
00:15More than 600 schools have been demolished or damaged.
00:21That we have, along with your foreign policy team, presented a 15-point action list that forms the framework for
00:30a peace deal.
00:31This has been circulated through the Pakistani government, acting as the mediator.
00:38And this has resulted in strong and positive messaging and talks, as you just indicated to the press.
00:45I can say this, we will see where things lead and if we can convince Iran that this is the
00:52inflection point with no good alternatives for them, other than more death and destruction.
00:59We have strong signs that this is a possibility and if a deal happens, it will be great for the
01:06country of Iran, for the entire region and the world at large.
01:10Iran is looking for an off-ramp following your powerful threat on Saturday.
01:17Your indications that you are willing to listen to peace proposals have been well received.
01:23You have instructed us that your preference is always peace and that we should make that our priority.
01:30We have delivered that message, sir, along with the 15 points for peace.
01:36Finally, we have told Iran one last thing.
01:40Don't miscalculate again.
01:43Mr. President, do you have a new deadline, given that there are some talks now?
01:46Do you have a new deadline before taking?
01:48No, I'll announce it.
01:50I mean, right now, you're talking about a deadline for doing some pretty big damage, even bigger than we've done.
01:57Well, we'll see.
01:58Look, we have very substantial talks going on with respect to Iran, with the right people.
02:06You know, I told you about a present, right?
02:09Steve, can I reveal the present?
02:12You can do anything you want.
02:16They said, to show you the fact that we're real and solid and we're there, we're going to let you
02:25have eight boats of oil.
02:26Eight boats, eight big boats of oil.
02:29This was two days ago.
02:31And they'll sail up tomorrow.
02:33That was three days ago.
02:36And I didn't think much about it.
02:38And then I watched the news and they said, something's unusual happening.
02:43There are eight boats that are going right up the middle of the Hormuz Strait.
02:50Eight big tankers are going loaded up with oil right through.
02:54And I said, well, I guess they were right.
02:57And they were real.
02:59And I think they were Pakistani flagged.
03:03And I said, well, I guess we're dealing with the right people.
03:06And actually, they then apologized for something they said.
03:10And they said, we're going to send two more boats.
03:13And it ended up being ten boats.
03:15I hope I haven't screwed up your negotiations.
03:17But I thought it was appropriate to say because I did taunt you the other day by saying they're going
03:23to give us a present.
03:28This war of aggression is blatantly unjustified and brutal.
03:32They initiated this aggression on 28 February, while Iran and the United States were engaged in a diplomatic process to
03:42resolve Americans' alleged concerns over Iran's nuclear program.
03:47They betrayed diplomacy for a second time in the course of nine months by torpedoing the negotiating table.
03:55Among the most harrowing manifestations of this aggression was the calculated phased assault on Shajar al-Tayeb elementary school in
04:06the city of Minab, south of Iran,
04:08where more than 175 students and teachers were slaughtered in cold blood.
04:16Iran has never sought war.
04:18Iranians are a peaceful, noble nation inheriting one of the richest civilizations on earth.
04:24Yet, they have demonstrated an absolute resolve and determination to defend themselves against the brutal aggressors
04:31who know no boundary in perpetrating all sorts of crimes.
04:36A defense that shall persist as long as needed.
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