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"Several vessels were seen stalled at the Strait of Hormuz on Friday amid the anticipated US-Iranian talks in Islamabad. The exact date and location of the footage cannot be independently verified. A total of 15 ships had purportedly entered or exited the Strait since the two-week ceasefire came into force, with shipping traffic in the waterway remaining significantly lower than the normal average. This comes as the mechanism for commercial vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of negotiations with Iran, following reported demands for commercial vessel transit. US Vice President JD Vance departed Washington for Islamabad for talks on Friday, while warning Iran against 'trying to play the US' before embarking on the aircraft. In a post on X, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf stated that two of the measures mutually agreed upon between the parties have yet to be implemented: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran's blocked assets before the commencement of negotiations. Iran and the United States agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire before US President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has underscored that Iranian Armed Forces will cease 'their defensive operations' if attacks against his country are halted. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Iranian and US delegations are set to meet in Islamabad on Saturday, "to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement to settle all disputes." Tensions escalated in the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on February 28. Tehran responded by retaliatory strikes on Israel and the US assets in the region, with explosions being reported in different Gulf countries."
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