00:00Pakistan said on Sunday it was preparing to host meaningful talks in the coming days to end the conflict in
00:06Iran.
00:07This comes after Iran accused the U.S. of preparing a land assault while seeking negotiations.
00:14Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishak Dar said he and other foreign ministers in the region met on Sunday
00:20to discuss possible ways to bring an early and permanent end to the war,
00:24as well as potential U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad.
00:28Pakistan will be honored to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in coming days
00:35for a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the ongoing conflict.
00:40It was not immediately clear if the U.S. and Iran had agreed to attend.
00:45Initial discussions between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt
00:50had focused on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sources familiar with the matter said.
00:56Iran's effective blockade of oil and gas shipments through the Strait since the U.S. and Israel began attacking the
01:03country on February 28th
01:05is spreading economic pain around the world.
01:08Washington said last week it had offered a 15-point ceasefire plan,
01:13with a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restrict Iran's nuclear program.
01:19Tehran has rejected the proposal and put forward alternatives of its own.
01:23An Israeli official said Israel would continue carrying out strikes against Iran on what were described as military targets,
01:32adding there was no intention to scale back the campaign ahead of any possible talks between Washington and Tehran.
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