Iran's Strait Offer: US Weighs Blockade End

0:00It's April 28th. This is Global News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters globally. Iran's floating a big offer, though drop control of the straight-of-formos if the U.S. ends its blockade stops the war and shelves nuclear talks for. Now, two regional officials say Pakistan passed it along to Washington. Trump's crew, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, looks at to pass. They want any deal to lock down Iran's nuclear program for good. Since that's a key reason, the war kicked off back on February 28th. With the ceasefire holding since early April, the straight-stand-off chokes off a fifth of the world's oil and gas trade. Oil prices are through the roof. Brent Crude closed above $108 a barrel Monday, up 50 percent since fighting started. That blockade starves Iran's oil sales, but the closures spiking gas and food costs worldwide, hitting Trump hard before midterms and pressuring Gulf. Dozens of countries, led by Bahrain, are demanding the straight reopen,

1:03while UN Chief Antonio Guterres warns of empty fuel tanks and food shelves. Iran's foreign minister, Met Putin in Russia, praising their grit as Pakistan pushes mediation. Trump even called Iran's latest pitch better, but insists no nukes ever. Casalties mount with over 3,000 dead in Iran, more in Lebanon and elsewhere, yet talk stall. Mediator's iPhone chats, or Oman tolls on ships, but the blockade stays till nuclear gaps close. Tension simmer as prices climb.