Strait of Hormuz Crisis Escalates

0:00It's March 28th. This is Global News Today, powered by AI, your world, in real time. I'm Corey, with the story. The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran keeps escalating with strikes hitting key targets and closing the Strait of Hormuz. That choke point has messed up global oil and gas supplies, sparked fertilizer shortages, and jacked up prices worldwide. Over 3,000 people have died so far. Iran agreed Friday to let humanitarian aid and farm shimms through the Strait after a United Nations request, offering some short-term relief. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump gave Iran until April 6th to fully reopen it or face more heat. Houthis in Yemen jumped in, launching missiles at Israeli sites and raising fears of fresh attacks on Red Sea shipping. That could spike oil costs even higher and rattles sea trade from the Suez Canal route. Saudi Arabia is pumping millions of oil barrels daily through there as a workaround. Diplomacy starring too, with Pakistan hosting top end voice from Saudi Arabia, Turkey,

1:05and Egypt for two days of talks starting Sunday. The U.S. pushed a 15-point ceasefire plant, Iran, tying in nuclear curves and Strait access, but Tehran shot it down with its own demands. U.S. troops took hits at a Saudi base, with more than two dozen wounded last week alone, pushing the total injured past 300. Israel says it will wrap strikes on Iran's weapons factories and days, while America has hammered over 11,000 targets. Tensions simmer as forces build in aid trickles in.