Tensions Spike in Middle East War

0:00It's March 30, Canada news today starts now, AI powered and ready. Tensions in the Middle East War are spiking as diplomatic pushes clash with fresh attacks. Pakistan's brokering talks between the U.S. and Iran, while President Trump announced Iran agreed to let 20 oil tankers pass through the strait of. Hormuz starting Monday as a goodwill move, but with 2,500 U.S. Marines already in the region and more on the way, Trump floated the idea of seizing Iran's carg island, saying they have plenty of options. Iran ramped up strikes, hitting near Israel's nuclear research center, and launching drones from Yemen's Houthi rebels. Missile's targeted Saudi Arabia's oil areas by rain, Dubai, and a Kuwait power plant killing one worker and injuring 10 soldiers. Israel hit back, striking military sites in Tehran and a petrochemical facility in northern Iran. Iran and Lebanon, where Israel's ground invasion continues, and Indonesian peacekeeper die from an explosion.

1:01The human cost is mounting fast, with over 1,200 dead and 1 million displaced in Lebanon alone. Iran reports more than 1,900 killed, Israel 19, and 13 U.S. service members lost. Gulf states have seen 20 deaths, Iraq 80 from its militias, and 4 in the West Bank. People prices jump too, with Brent crude hitting around $115, up nearly 60 percent since late February. Pakistan says talks kickoff soon, possibly direct or indirect, after the U.S. offered a 15-point peace plan, including open shipping lanes, and Iran countered with five points guarding its waterway control. Trump claims negotiations are going well, both direct and indirect, but warn Iran could still face blowback. Meanwhile, Iran's leaders dismiss it all as a true build-up trick, vowing to fight any U.S. ground moves, as Trump eyes that island take over which. Experts say will be tough to hold amid missiles and mines, the mix of talks and threats

2:01keeps everyone on edge.