00:00President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran that is set to
00:06expire Wednesday,
00:07adding that the U.S. military was, quote, raring to go if negotiations broke down.
00:12His comments came shortly after the U.S. military announced it had boarded a huge Iranian oil tanker at sea
00:19in international waters,
00:20the first such move against Iran's crude exports.
00:23It's an action that could make it more difficult to revive peace talks with Iran,
00:27which has said it will not negotiate while the U.S. enforces a blockade of its ports.
00:32Washington has expressed confidence that last-ditch talks with Iran will go ahead in Pakistan,
00:37and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining.
00:41But with the final hours of a two-week truce ticking by, there is little time left.
00:46On social media, Trump said Iran had carried out numerous violations of the ceasefire without giving further details.
00:53Iran, meanwhile, has largely blocked off the Strait of Hormuz to all ships except for its own.
00:59Iran announced last week that it would reopen the Strait,
01:02but reversed that decision on Saturday after Trump refused to lift his blockade of Iranian ports.
01:08No nuclear weapon.
01:09No more oil.
01:10Trump wants an agreement that would prevent further oil price rises and stock market shocks,
01:15but has insisted Iran cannot have the means to develop a nuclear weapon.
01:19He wants Iran to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium,
01:23which can, if further enriched, be used for a nuclear warhead.
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