Ceasefire Teeters as Israel, Iran Escalate

0:00It's April 8th. This is Adelaide News today, AI-powered stories from your city. A fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran is hanging by a thread after Israel unleashed its heaviest strikes yet on Lebanon, killing 254 people mostly in Beirut. Iran responded by blocking ships from the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route, though the U.S. called those closure reports false. Meanwhile, Israel insists the ceasefire doesn't cover its fight with Iran, backed Hezbollah and Lebanon, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to keep pounding them. Pakistan's Prime Minister announced the deal, includes Lebanon and Australia's Foreign Minister agreed it should apply region-wide. Lebanon's leaders blasted the attacks as barbaric massacres, with rescuers digging through rubble for survivors, some hit without warnings. These are reeling from the highest death toll in the capital, where 91 lost their lives. White House officials noted an uptick in Strait traffic, and the first ships passed with Iran's

1:04permission, but Coast Guard's warned unapproved vessels. Could be destroyed. President Trump is sending his team, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, to Pakistan for talks this Saturday. Markets jumped on the ceasefire news, but tensions simmer, as Iran hints at pulling out if Lebanon strikes continue, and Israel keeps its finger on the way. Trigger, ready to resume at any moment.