00:01J.D. Vance has flown to Pakistan to lead high-stakes talks with Iran, warning Tehran that if it tries
00:09to, quote, play the U.S., negotiators won't be receptive.
00:15Before boarding Air Force One, the U.S. Vice President told reporters he was looking forward to the talks.
00:23I think it's going to be positive. We'll foresee. As the President of the United States said, if the Iranians
00:29are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to extend the open hand.
00:34Meanwhile, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with top Qatari officials on a visit to the Gulf nation
00:41on Friday, discussing what he termed the, quote, fragile ceasefire in the Iran war.
00:48Obviously, the discussion moved very quickly to the ceasefire, a sense that it's fragile, that more work is needed, that
00:56the Strait of Hormuz has to be part of the solution, a very strong sense that there can't be tolling
01:01or restrictions on that navigation.
01:03Also on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expelled Spain from participating in a U.S.-led international body, monitoring Gaza
01:15after it had, quote, chosen repeatedly to stand against Israel.
01:21Around 200 American troops are currently working alongside the Israeli military and delegations from other countries to monitor the implementation
01:30of the U.S.-sponsored peace deal in Gaza.
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