00:02U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran,
00:07while simultaneously refusing to rule out further strikes on the country.
00:12His comments came as Iran itself denied talks were due to take place.
00:16Iran militarily is effectively over. We're just keeping at the status quo.
00:24Should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is fully
00:30locked and loaded
00:32with the best equipment ever made, and we don't think there's going to be any reason to use it, however.
00:42He added the Gulf states preferred the status quo over strikes in what he described as the largest naval blockade
00:48in history.
00:49Trump gave the press conference after meeting at the White House with Qatar's Prime Minister, a key mediator in the
00:54Iran war.
00:56Mohammed Ben Abdulrahman Al-Thani said they discussed the situation in the region and ways to progress the U.S.-Iran
01:02talks.
01:03Meanwhile, Iran officials expressed defiance at the continued pressure from Washington.
01:08Top official Mohsen Rezaei wrote on social media the U.S. quote,
01:12and flays like a desperate gambler, telling Washington to stop manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks.
