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,
00:27the United States of America is fully locked and loaded with the best equipment ever made.
00:36And 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,
00:53a key mediator in the Iran war.
00:55Mohammed Ben Abdulrahman Al-Tani said they discussed the situation in the region
01:00and ways to progress the U.S.-Iran talks.
01:03Meanwhile, Iran officials expressed defiance at the continued pressure from Washington.
01:08Top official Mohsen Rezaei wrote on social media the U.S. quota flays like a disparate gambler,
01:14telling Washington to stop manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks.
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