00:01Good afternoon everybody. How are you? Good to see you. Yes, so I saw some reporting, again bad reporting this
00:09morning that we had formally requested an extension of the ceasefire. That is not true at this moment. We remain
00:15very much engaged in these negotiations, in these talks. You heard from the vice president directly and the president this
00:21week that these conversations are productive and ongoing and that's where we are right now.
00:26I've also seen some reporting about the potentiality for in-person discussions. Again, those discussions are being had, but nothing
00:34is official until you hear it from us here at the White House. But we feel good about the prospects
00:38of a deal. The president mentioned that in his interview yesterday. And it's obviously in the best interest of Iran
00:44to meet the president's demands. I think he's made his red lines in these negotiations very clear to the other
00:50side. And so we are continuing to see how these conversations go.
00:53I would just want to make one point that's important to the president. The Pakistanis have been incredible mediators throughout
01:00this process and we really appreciate their friendship and their efforts to bring this deal to a close. So they
01:06are the only mediator in this negotiate negotiation.
01:08I will never set timelines on behalf of the president of the United States. But with respect to the blockade,
01:14as you know, it has been fully implemented and it's being enforced against vessels of all nations entering or departing
01:21Iranian ports.
01:22I want to make that point clear. I've seen some misreporting on that as well. This includes all Iranian ports
01:27on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
01:29And our U.S. forces in the region are supporting the freedom of navigation for vessels that are transiting the
01:35strait to and from non-Iranian ports.
01:38So I know some in the press were confused about that. We are supporting the freedom of navigation, just not
01:43with respect to any tanker or vessel that would benefit the economy of Iran as these negotiations continue.
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