Ceasefire Confusion

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🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

As bombs rain down on Lebanon, Iran and the US accuse each other of misinterpreting the terms of their ceasefire. President Trump seems open to a “tolling” system in the Strait of Hormuz. And Rex Heuermann changes his plea in the Gilgo Beach serial murder case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.6	It's Thursday, April 9th.
0:31.6	This doesn't feel like a ceasefire.
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0:42.5	Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz before closing it right back up.
0:48.8	I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn't. Between explosions,
0:55.0	everyone seems confused about the terms of the ceasefire. Meanwhile, President Trump floats a plan that would cement Iran's power in the Persian Gulf. Some would say it's a shakedown. You know, if you want to get
0:59.7	through, you know, you're going to have to pay us. So where do negotiations go from here?
1:04.3	And a New York architect admits he's a serial killer. Rex Horman was exhausted. He just didn't want to go on defending himself.
1:13.6	Why the suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders suddenly changed his plea.
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1:34.3	As the sun came up yesterday in the Middle East, everyone seemed optimistic. Our producer Somaye Melleckian received a text from a contact inside Iran.
1:39.3	Two weeks without the sound of fighter jets and explosions.
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