00:00U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran late on Monday that it was facing, quote,
00:06its last chance before decapitation, as talks between the warring sides appear to produce no breakthrough.
00:12Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, the U.S. president claimed that the talks,
00:17which Iran has denied are taking place, were requested by them.
00:21I think we have a little problem with Iran because we have many talks and we'll say we have or
00:27we don't have.
00:27You know, we're straight about it, but they deny.
00:30But we are talking right now, we're talking, and we're talking at the request of Iran,
00:35backed by Saudi Arabia, backed by UAE, and backed by Qatar in particular, but others also.
00:43Many, many countries called, many, the leaders of many are friendly with a lot of them,
00:47almost all of them, one way or the other, and they all wanted to give this a last chance.
00:53This is a last chance. This is not something that, if it doesn't happen,
00:58this is a last chance for them to sign a good document.
01:04Tehran issued its own set of threats back after reports emerged that the U.S. was exploring
01:08opening an alternative maritime corridor in the Strait of Hormuz to bypass Iran.
01:38Trump says the current talks are focused on two things, a complete reopening of the key
01:43waterway for commercial shipping and the country's denuclearization.
01:48Trump says the initial phase will focus on the Strait, while a second phase, expected to take longer,
01:54will tackle the Islamic Republic's nuclear capacity.
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