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Iran-US-Israel Ceasefire: Shaky Truce, High Stakes

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Iran, US, and Israel agree to a fragile two-week ceasefire, ending a conflict thats devastated the Middle East and spiked global energy prices. Despite Trumps scaled-back threats, Iran maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz, imposes fees on ships, and continues uranium enrichment. Israel supports the deal but excludes the Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon. Pakistan and the UN urge peace talks, but hardliners in Tehran reject compromise. Attacks persist post-announcement, with Iran hitting Gulf states and Israel, and US forces remaining defensive. Casualties mount, with over 1900 dead in Iran, 23 in Israel, and 13 US troops. Diplomacy hangs by a thread as Iran demands US withdrawal, dropped sanctions, and freed funds, threatening to shatter the truce at any moment.

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Iran-US-Israel Ceasefire: Shaky Truce, High Stakes

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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Iran-US-Israel Ceasefire: Shaky Truce, High Stakes. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 8th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI, Iran, the United States, and Israel, just inked the shaky two-week ceasefire. Wednesday, cooling a war that's ripped through the Middle East and jacked up. Global energy prices. President Donald Trump diled back his wild threats to wipe out Iranian civilization after launching strikes with Israel back on February 28th. But the deal's got holes everywhere. Iran's holding firm on running the straight-of-form ooze, charging ships fees alongside Oman to fund rebuilds, and keeping its uranium enrichment going. Trump first hyped the ten-point plan from Iran as workable, then slammed it as fake, stressing the war's big aim was killing their nuclear push entirely. Folks are split-hard, Israel's on board, but says it skips the Hezbollah fight in Lebanon, where over 1,500 are dead and a million. Displaced. Pakistan, playing mediator, wants peace talks Friday in Islamabad, while UN Chief Antonio

Guterres begs everyone to stick to it. In Tehran, hardliners torched U.S. and Israeli flags, chanting death to compromisers. Attacks didn't stop post-announcement. Iran hit Gulf states in Israel with missiles, sparking fires in Abu Dhabi, Israel kept pounding Iranian sights, like bridges and oil hubs. U.S. pauses offenses, but stays defensive, casualty stack up, 1,900 dead in Iran, 23 in Israel, 13 U.S. troops. Diplomacy is hanging by a thread with Pakistan nudging deadlines, but Iran's demands for U.S. pull-out, drop sanctions, and freed cash mean this truce. Could snap? Any second eyes? Stay glued.

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