00:01Diplomats worked through back channels on Tuesday to arrange a second round of peace
00:05talks between the United States and Iran after Washington's blockade of Iranian ports came
00:10into effect.
00:12US President Donald Trump had earlier on Tuesday indicated that a new round of talks could
00:17take place in the Pakistani capital Islamabad within two days.
00:22The sentiment was echoed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who cited his own talks
00:28with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishak Dar.
00:32Speaking at a youth event in Georgia, US Vice President J.D. Vance, who led Washington's
00:38negotiating team a few days ago, outlined Trump's demands for a deal.
00:44Right now the ceasefire is holding, and what you're seeing is, the president wants to make,
00:50he doesn't want to make like a small deal, he wants to make the grand bargain.
00:54He really wants a deal where Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon, Iran is not state-sponsoring
01:00terrorism, but also the people of Iran can thrive and prosper and join the world economy.
01:07And that's the trade that he's offering.
01:09The last round of talks held on Saturday resulted in no agreement, but according to Vance, a ton
01:15of progress was made.
01:17The US has repeatedly stated that it's not willing to waver on its core demands and threaten
01:22to resume strikes after the ceasefire if Tehran doesn't abide by them.
01:27Iranian officials have in turn accused Washington of making illegal demands, which they say are
01:32the reasons talks are stalling, and prevent a deal from being struck.
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