Iran-US-Israel Ceasefire Expires, Nuclear Stockpile at Risk

0:00The ceasefire in this Iran conflict with Israel, and the U.S. is on a nice edge, said to expire a midnight Greenwich mean time on Wednesday, which is 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. It kicked off April 8 for two weeks, straight to April 22, unless they extended quietly or publicly. Earlier this week, Pakistan's capital geared up for fresh talks between Tehran and Washington, mirroring prep from the last round April 11 into the 12th. The session had U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance in the mix, the highest level since the 1979 revolution, but it ended without a deal, and no delegations have shown yet. Global energies taking a hit from the straight-of-form moves, staying locked down, that choke point for 20% of the world's oil and gas. Iran's been hitting ships, even charging $2 million per vessel to pass, sparking rationing and jet fuel warnings worldwide, while the U.S. Navy dropped Marines on a blockade runner this weekend. Iran's nuclear stockpile of highly enriched uranium sits untouched inside the country,

1:04buried at sites bombed in last June's 12-day war. Tehran claims peaceful rights, but Trump and Israel demand full dismantle, which Iran shot down in its war-ending proposal. Without a breakthrough, risks spike on multiple fronts, from the straight to nukes, as diplomats scramble or standoffs harden, we stay locked in on how. This plays out next. Local news, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.