Helen Smith
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Yeah, and a reminder too, it's a public holiday for some Aussies on Monday.
New South Wales, ACT and WA get it off.
The rest of the country, though, isn't so lucky.
You're an AFL goalie, aren't you?
Yeah, I am, but they're not the teams I really want to watch.
Morning Sash.
Starting in the Middle East, Iran says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is impossible if the ceasefire continues to be breached.
Iran's President Massoud Pesachian says they have welcomed dialogue and agreement and continue to do so, but their main concerns are the U.S.
's breach of commitments, blockade and threats, posting on X that the world sees your endless hypocritical rhetoric and contradiction between claims and actions.
Now, a timeline for the new extension of the ceasefire between the US and Iran has not been confirmed yet, but it has renewed hopes of a second round of peace talks between the two nations within the next couple of days.
Those talks would take place in Islamabad, in Pakistan, and as a result, the city has been on lockdown.
But again, Iran says they won't agree to meet until the US ends its blockade on Iran's ports.
Mm-hmm.
Another item that is also being impacted across the globe is condoms.
Oh my gosh.
So one of the world's biggest condom producers, Carex, is saying that they plan to raise their prices by 20 to 30% due to the war on Iran.
And just for some context, they are the owners and suppliers of Durex.
One of the biggest brands.
So it's interesting to see how something just like rubber or latex and the production of that can be so impacted by one conflict.
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