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0:00Australia's foreign minister, Penny Wong, is pushing the U.S. and Iran to hold the ceasefire and jump back into talks after their high-stakes meetings in. Pakistan crashed without a deal. These face-to-face sessions marked the top-level direct contact in decades, but they failed to reopen the straight-of-form moves. Earlier this week, after a grueling 21-hour opener, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance flew out of Islamabad with nothing solid. He stressed America's firm red lines on Iran's nuclear ambitions, while Iranian outlets blamed overly tough U.S. demands for the breakdown. The stray blockade has slammed global trade, spiking fuel costs, and squeezing Australian households. Officials warned the pain lingers even post ceasefire, with treasurer Jim Chalmers noting it'll take months to restart the economic engine ahead of. Budget time. Now Iran's eyeing fees up to $2,800,000 per ship for passage, splitting cash with Oman. Shadow Defense Minister James Patterson fears this turns the straight into a cash grab

1:01for Iran's regime, urging strong U.S. terms to avoid it. Wong calls any escalation a disaster for lives and wallets worldwide, so the hopes on quick returns to the table before things heat up again. From your city, powered by AI, this is Sydney News Today.