00:02This morning, momentum is building for new U.S.-Iran talks, even as the United States tightens its military grip in
00:09the region.
00:10Mediators from both sides have agreed, in principle, to extend the current ceasefire, set to expire next week, by at
00:17least two more weeks, that's according to the Associated Press.
00:20This, as tensions remain high around the Strait of Hormuz.
00:24President Trump says a new round of talks could happen in Pakistan within days.
00:29U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres also says it's highly probable those talks will move forward.
00:36In an interview airing this morning on Fox News, Trump said he believes the war won't go on much longer.
00:43I think it's close to over. I mean, I view it as very close to over.
00:47You know what? If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country.
00:54And we're not finished. We'll see what happens.
00:57I think they want to make a deal very badly.
00:59At the same time, the U.S. military says its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is now fully in
01:05place.
01:05U.S. Central Command says American forces have achieved maritime superiority and claim trade into and out of Iran by
01:13sea is now halted.
01:15A U.S. official says warships warned six vessels in the first 24 hours all turned around.
01:22Five of those ships were carrying oil.
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