US-Iran Clash at UN Nuclear Treaty Review

0:00It's April 27th. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The United States and Iran just went head-to-head at the United Nations over Tehran's nuclear ambitions during the kickoff of the nuclear, non-proliferation treaty review conference. This month-long meeting brings together 191 countries to check on the treaty's progress since it started in 1970. Key flashpoint, Iran got elected as one of 34 Vice Presidents thanks to support from the non-aligned movement of mostly developing nations. Tensions spiked because Iran has ramped up uranium enrichment close to weapons grade levels, though they claim it's all for peaceful energy. The U.S. points out Iran blocked international atomic energy agency inspectors from sites hit by American strikes last June. Ahead of this, President Trump promised to stop Iran from ever getting a bomb. The U.S. delegate called it shameful to put Iran in that leadership spot.

1:01With backup from Australia, the United Air of Emirates, and even the United, Kingdom, France, and Germany, who inked the 2015 nuclear deal before Trump pulled out in 2018. Iran's ambassador hid back hard, labeling U.S. claims politically motivated and flipping the script by accusing America of being the only nation, too. Drop nukes and backing Israel's arsenal, Russia's top delegate warned against early finger pointing, hoping it won't derail things like it did at the last review in August 2000. 22. When Moscow blocked a final deal over its Ukraine invasion, and the Zapparizia nuclear plant mess. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister met with Vladimir Putin on Monday, as Russia stays neutral, but could help store Iran's enriched uranium. The U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened with a stark warning. Nuclear warheads are growing for the first time in decades, testing back on the thing, table, and tech like AI threatens control. As his conference rolls on, everyone's watching, if cooler heads can push real disarmament,

2:06or if the clashes just deep in the divide.