00:01The United States says its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea,
00:06even as President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran could resume this week.
00:10Trump says negotiations between US and Iranian officials on ending the war could resume in
00:15Pakistan in the next two days. Vice President J.D. Vance, who led weekend talks that ended
00:20without a breakthrough, says he felt positive about where things stood. Officials from Pakistan,
00:25Iran, and the Gulf also say negotiating teams from the US and Iran could return to Pakistan.
00:30later this week. But one senior Iranian source said no date had been set.
00:34Talks in Islamabad last weekend did not yield an agreement raising doubts over the survival
00:38of a two-week ceasefire that still has a week to run. Iran has effectively shut down the
00:43Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global waterway for oil and gas transport, since the war began on February 28.
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