Helle Årnes

This week, the U.S.

President of Iran threatened with exasperation if they didn't open the Hormuz-street from night to Wednesday.

But just before the deadline came, the news came.

A middle-aged weapon villa.

You're listening to Forklart from Aftenposten.

And now Foreign Minister John Hulken will try to explain what has happened in the war between the USA, Israel and Iran.

Not least, who was it that actually won?

It's Thursday, April 9th, and my name is Helle Årnes.

John, how unusual is it that the US president trusts a whole civilization with exclusion?

First of all, I have to say that this episode was filmed on Wednesday morning.

And now on Friday, the negotiations begin.

They take place in Pakistan, which has been a kind of diplomatic bridge on the way to arms sales.

Iran came with a list of 10 demands, and Trump answered that it was a good starting point.

But there are absolutely no possible cuts in the sea.

Men, Jon, hvordan er det egentlig med Hormuz-stredet akkurat nå?

Er det åpnet igjen?

They managed to take out Ayatollah.

Out in the rest of the world, gun violence is talked about as everything from the United States' largest strategic defeat, to the fact that the trust in the United States is incredibly weakened.

The Spanish Prime Minister says that the United States first set fire to the world, and now tries to put out a fire with a baton.

Others say that this is, or will be interpreted as a partial or full victory for Trump, and some point to what they call a gigantic trust between all parties.