Iran-US Talks Stall, Tensions Rise

0:00On April 19th, Iran's top negotiator says, talks with the U.S. made some headway last weekend, but huge gaps remain on nuclear issues in the strait of. Hormuz. Tehran slammed the door shut on the vital shipping lane again, demanding the U.S. end its blockade of Iranian ports first. They also flat out rejected handing over any enriched uranium, calling it a non-starter. Meanwhile, Iran's military turned back two tankers, trying to sneak through the strait, and international flights have set to resume Monday at Mashad. Airport for the first time since the war kicked off late February. In Lebanon, a fragile ceasefire is crumbling with Israeli forces demolishing homes in border towns like Bint Jbeel and blocking roads. Violence hit hard there too, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding others, while a UN peacekeeper died in an attack blamed on Hezbollah, though they denied. The UN chief condemned it strongly, and in Gaza, Israeli forces killed two UNICEF truck drivers at a water point, halting Adops in the north.

1:03Iranian journalists in London are dodging threats and attacks from the regime, with arson hits on media offices. The world's already lost over $50 billion in crude oil production since the crisis started, knocking 500 million barrels off the market. Not called the talks good, but warned against blackmail, praised Israel as a top ally, and held a situation room meet as peace hangs by a thread war. Could flare up any day now.