00:00Fassi, what are you hearing? Are these two talking to each other? Have they delivered talking points? Are they in
00:06the same room? What do we know?
00:11Thank you so much. So what we know for now is that, you know, the Pakistan prime minister has had
00:16discussions separately with both J.D. Vance and the Iranian delegation.
00:21And now we're hearing from the Iranian media that talks have begun between the two countries after six weeks of
00:28conflict.
00:29So that is a positive sign, I would say.
00:32Yeah, no question. That's a positive sign. But to Christina's point, what does actual progress look like here, Fassi?
00:39What could the U.S. walk away with and Iran walk away with at the end of this negotiation to
00:44say, OK, things are moving in the right direction?
00:49Well, what we understand from Pakistani officials is that Pakistani officials are very optimistic about a peace deal being agreed
00:59on in Islamabad.
01:01So that is the latest that we have from the Pakistani officials, that they are very optimistic that a peace
01:07deal will be achieved.
01:08And just another thing to point out is that this is in itself a diplomatic coup for Pakistan for holding
01:16these talks.
01:17A vice president from the United States is visiting for the first time in more than a decade.
01:21It's a very significant high level visit.
01:25Pakistan has, you know, turned into a country that has, you know, trust of all sides over here.
01:31It's been quite neutral. It doesn't have an American base over here.
01:34Iranians are quite OK with it.
01:37The Americans, we've had growing relations with them over the past year.
01:41And other than that, we have, you know, the confidence of China, the Gulf countries and things look to be
01:46moving forward.
01:48Fassi, sorry, I'm going to wait till that loud motor passes behind you.
01:51Fassi, have you heard any indication from the host country, from Pakistan, if they're willing to facilitate this for longer
01:59than that day?
02:00If it seems like talks are progressing, is Pakistan in it for the long haul if these two are still
02:05communicating with each other?
02:09Yes, so Pakistan is on board to facilitate talks as long as needed.
02:15But the Islamabad talks, as we understand, will last one day or two days at the maximum.
02:21After that, there will be a statement.
02:23There will be an announcement of what has been achieved or what progress has been made in these two days.
02:28There will be a statement of what has been achieved.
02:29Thank you, sir.
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