US-Iran Peace Talks: Trump's Push for Progress Amid Warning on Hormuz Pass Closure

US-Iran Peace Talks Update: Donald Trump, who has spoken of destroying Iran, has renewed his push for further peace talks. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and veteran adviser Jared Kushner have arrived in Pakistan for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. On the one hand, the White House has expressed hope for positive progress from these talks, but on the other hand, they have warned of closing the Hormuz pass if the US does not release Iran's seized assets. Now it will be important to see how successful this historic visit is. Amid positive US hopes for talks, White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt said in a news report that "some progress has been made on the Iranian side in recent days." This marks the upcoming talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. She also said that "the US hopes that the talks expected by the end of the week will show more positive progress" if successful, "it will only be a relief to the US and Iran," and "it will be a relief to all countries to have a global initiative for peace talks."