US-Iran Ceasefire: Talks Stall Over Oil, Nukes, and Regional Fights

0:00It's April 8th. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. A two-week ceasefire has kicked in between the United States and Iran, pausing the war for now, with talks for a longer peace, possibly starting as, soon as Friday. But both sides are miles apart on the basics, from oil shipping routes to nuclear programs in regional fights. The big flashpoint is the Shred of Hormuz, that key waterway carrying one-fifth of the world's oil. And Trump posted Tuesday night, demanding its complete and safe opening. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, Wednesday it's open, but Iran shut it down hours later over Israel's strikes in Lebanon, and they want to run all. Traffic themselves for fees and leverage. On uranium enrichment, Iran claims the U.S. accepts their right to keep going for nuclear needs, but Trump says any deal means digging up and removing. Buried stocks from past strikes. Hegseth adds Iran, hands it over voluntarily, or faces more hits like last summer's

1:01bombings, reactions split hard along lines. Iran pushes for the ceasefire to cover Israel's ramp up in Lebanon against Hezbollah, backed by Pakistan's Prime Minister who announced the deal that way. Trump and Israel's Netanyahu office say no, it stops only at Iran. Negotiations drag on with Iran, floating ten-point plans full of demands like lifting all sanctions, power damages, and pulling U.S. forces from the Tayy. Region stuff the White House calls unlikely. Trump dismissed their latest as fraud and dropped the U.S. 15-point counter, so expect closed-door haggling to shape what's next.