Trump's Iran Talks: War, Talks, and Oil Prices Soar

0:00It's March 30th, from global headlines to breaking updates. This is Global News Today, powered by AI. President Trump dropped some big news yesterday, saying the U.S. and Iran are talking both directly and through back channels, and he called Iran's. New leaders very reasonable after their regime shake up. Pakistan stepping up as the middleman, ready to host serious talks in Islamabad any day now. To wrap up this month's long war they kicked off with an an, Israeli strike on February 28th. That strike took out Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and now his son Mojtabas in charge, with Trump claiming they've already seen real, change in Tehran. The conflict's exploded across the Middle East, with Israel pounding over 140 airstrikes on Iranian missile sites and facilities in the last day, alone, while Iran hit back at Israeli targets. Folks are feeling the heat worldwide, with Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz jacking up oil prices, Brent crude hit $115, and 66 cents a barrel, and tanking stocks,

1:04like Japan's Nikkei, dropping 4 and 7 cents per cent. Most Americans hate the war, and any ground escalation, which could tank Trump's approval even more before midterms. Meanwhile, thousands of U.S. troops, including special ops and marines, are pouring into the region, and regional foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi, Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met Sunday to push de-escalation, Yemen's Houthis jumped in with drone attacks on Israel, threatening another shipping choke point. Trump's eyeing a deal, but keeping options open, like pressuring Iran's oil exports, as strikes keep flying and talks loom, could be a turning point, or just more tension in this powder keg.