Aya Bertraui
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You know, President Trump did pull the U.S.
out of that first deal with Iran in his first term as president.
And then he ordered, you know, attacks on Iran during the last two rounds of talks in June and February.
So Iran says any deal has to be reciprocal with both sides taking steps.
Still, it doesn't seem either side is eager to return to war, and Arab Gulf states are still reeling from Iran's attacks on their energy infrastructure in this war.
So Pakistan is still working as a mediator to bridge gaps between the U.S.
and Iran.
And Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani this weekend met with top Trump officials in the U.S.
And he spoke by phone with the foreign minister of Iran, as well as foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries.
It's important to remember Qatar has had to halt its gas production because of this war.
But, you know, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he says this war is not yet over.
However, his tone has shifted.
At the start of this war, he was calling for regime change, and Israel's airstrikes actually took out Iran's supreme leader at the start of the war.
But in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes that aired Sunday, Netanyahu was pressed about how to deal with Iran's enriched uranium, and he said it should be removed, quote, "...if you have an agreement."
And when he was pressed on whether he'd planned for Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors when going into this war, he said he didn't have, quote, perfect foresight.
But I will say here there is economic pressure building for this war to end, including by China.
And that is where Trump is heading this week for a major summit with Xi Jinping.
Good morning, Michelle.
Well, to begin with, this is supposed to be the peak tourism season here, but the hotels are pretty empty.
You know, the government did approve a financial package to help businesses here that are suffering just yesterday.