00:02U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance returns to the U.S. Sunday after failed peace talks with Iran that
00:08could put pressure on a delicate U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
00:13A U.S. official says Iran rejected key U.S. demands, including fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, critical to
00:20the world's oil and gas supplies.
00:22President Trump says the U.S. will start its own blockade of the Strait, stopping traffic, clearing any mines, and
00:29intercepting any ships that have paid tolls to Iran.
00:33And barely a week into the ceasefire, he's renewed threats to attack civil infrastructure on the Fox News channel's Sunday
00:40Morning Futures, threats some legal experts say would be war crimes if carried out.
00:45But in one half of a day, they wouldn't have one bridge standing, they wouldn't have one electric generating plant
00:53standing, and they're back in the Stone Ages.
00:57Esmail Baghae, a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry, says that despite distrust of the U.S., there had been a
01:04degree of agreement, except on a few key stumbling blocks.
01:08He says Iran is still ready for diplomacy.
01:12But the Iranian Parliament Security Commission voiced doubt about the U.S. commitment to diplomacy, and had this to say
01:19about Trump's latest remarks.
01:23It is natural for a defeated president to speak this way.
01:26If he did not use such language and rhetoric, I think the extent of the failure would become unacceptable even
01:32to the American public.
01:37Some see the failure of the first talks as part of a diplomatic dance, with neither side wanting to give
01:43the appearance of giving in too soon to the public back home.
01:47Because at the end of the day, neither side has said that there won't be any more talks within this
01:5314-day period, of which there are still eight or so days left.
01:57And neither side has restarted the war.
02:00But even among those who agree the door to more talks is open, and the ceasefire is holding, some are
02:06concerned that it wouldn't take much to set off a new flare-up in this war.
02:11I don't think the fighting will start soon, but certainly it will not de-esclare the situation.
02:18The tension will continue there.
02:20And I think the indication of that the United States will continue to put pressure on Iran.
02:26And so one incident could lead to yet another round of active war.
02:34Mediator Pakistan, host of the failed talks, says both sides must uphold a commitment to a ceasefire,
02:40and that it will try to restart dialogue in the coming days.
02:44But with disagreement on everything from nuclear enrichment to the Strait of Hormuz,
02:48there is a great deal to work through, with limited time.
02:52Dolphine Chen and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
02:56D-Dion.
02:57Dominion Jasper, thank you for joining us.
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