U.S. Envoys in Pakistan for Iran Talks

0:00U.S. envoys Steve Wyckoff and Jared Kushner head to Pakistan this Saturday for indirect talks to salvage the ceasefire with Iran. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi is already there, but Tehran insists on no direct chats. Pakistan will pass messages between the sides. This push comes after an indefinite truce paused most spiting. Earlier this week, President Trump extended the ceasefire at Pakistan's request, buying time for diplomacy. As direct talks in Geneva, on February 27, fell apart over Iran's nuclear program, sparking the war the next day. Now, the White House wants to hear Iran out through these backchannels. The human cost is heavy, more than 3,375 killed in Iran, over 2,490 in Lebanon, plus dozens in Israel, Gulf states, and among U.S. troops and UN peacekeepers. Families are grieving while the world feels the squeeze from closed Iranian ports and the strait of Hormuz blockade.

1:00Oil prices for Brent Crude hover between $107 a barrel and $0.07 a barrel, nearly 50% higher than pre-war. Levels disrupting global shipments, even rippling to the Panama Canal. Trump just extended the Jones Act waiver another 90 days, so non-U.S. ships can haul more oil and gas to steady prices. Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israel and Hezbollah extended their ceasefire three weeks, but tensions simmer with drone-shoot downs and evacuation warnings. Eyes stay glued on Pakistan as these talks could shift the fragile balance or drag us back to the brink. Canada news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey, with the story.