00:00Iran's top negotiators have left Switzerland for Tehran after 18 hours of talks,
00:06while a technical team remains to continue detailed discussions on a Memorandum of Understanding.
00:12Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say the US and Iran made encouraging progress in the first day of
00:19high-level talks and agreed on a roadmap towards a final deal within 60 days.
00:24Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the negotiations have resulted in waivers for oil and petrochemical exports.
00:34He added that some frozen Iranian funds have been released and praised Pakistani and Qatari mediation in the process.
00:42The US government has not publicly confirmed the claims by Iran.
00:46Separately, both sides are said to have agreed to establish a so-called de-confliction mechanism to monitor the ceasefire
00:54in Lebanon.
00:55However, there is still major uncertainty on the ground.
00:59Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply following Iran's announcement that it had closed the waterway again
01:06in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to ship tracking data.
01:10Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, says Israeli forces will continue to hold what he described as a
01:19security zone in southern Lebanon along the border for as long as necessary.
01:24He said the aim is to protect Israeli communities.
01:30We stand for our interests. I stand for the interests of Israel.
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