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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hi, I'm Kim Vinnell in Whanganui, New Zealand. It's Wednesday, April 8th. Today, a last-minute reversal as President Trump agrees to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Oil prices tumble on the troops, but don't expect a drop at the pump anytime soon. A Reuters exclusive shows how airport security tip-offs led to ICE arrests.
Chapter 2: What led to the US and Iran agreeing to a ceasefire?
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US President Donald Trump has announced he's agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. That came less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on civilian infrastructure.
It's also a sharp reversal from the extraordinary threat that he made earlier on Tuesday, writing on Truth Social that quote, "...a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again, if his demands were not met." It's not clear when the ceasefire will take full effect. Missile fire continued across Iran, Israel and the Gulf overnight.
And if it does come into force, it may not mean a permanent end to the conflict. Pakistan, which helped broker the deal, says Iranian and American delegations will come to Islamabad for negotiations on Friday. But that's not a done deal. White House correspondent Steve Holland has more.
The president is labeling this a major achievement and says the two weeks will give the two sides time to negotiate a longer term deal. Now, privately, we are hearing that there are doubts among U.S. officials as to whether the ceasefire will hold. There is a belief that the Iranians are probably trying to buy time, and the U.S.
officials believe that the ceasefire is a trust-building exercise to see if the agreement will hold up.
And as for those negotiations meant to take place in Pakistan on Friday, Steve says those might be up in the air too.
For now, the White House is saying that there are discussions about holding talks. The Pakistani side is expecting him in Islamabad on Friday. We'll see if that actually happens. Vice President J.D. Vance, who's been injected into the negotiations in recent days,
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Chapter 3: What does the ceasefire mean for negotiations in Pakistan?
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