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Fragile truce begins as US and Iran step back from brink

The World

PRX

News, Lethaldissent

4.6943 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The two‑week ceasefire between the US and Iran, brokered by Pakistan just hours before US President Donald Trump’s threat of “total annihilation,” remains highly tentative. Also, countries in Africa react to the economic shocks triggered by the war in Iran. And, a high-profile visit by US Vice President JD Vance to Budapest is drawing attention to crucial elections in Hungary this Sunday. Plus, a nonprofit in Bangladesh is studying how heat waves are impacting mental health, and offering counseling to alleviate the burden.

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0:00.0

A global sigh of relief with the announcement of an 11th hour ceasefire.

0:09.4

But it's certainly not a situation that seems to be sustainable.

0:15.3

The ceasefire with Iran, what it is and what comes next.

0:18.5

I'm Carolyn Beeler.

0:20.0

And I'm Marco Wurman. The agreement came somewhat out of left field,

0:23.3

brokered by Pakistan. So if there was any Muslim country in the region that was not directly

0:28.0

involved and had a good relationship with Trump, Pakistan was really able to sort of appeal to both

0:33.1

sides. We'll also hear reaction from inside Iran plus the worst effect on Africa.

0:39.0

And pre-election polls in Hungary show Victor Orban is behind, but...

0:43.5

He's in a very good terms with Trump, with Netanyahu, with Putin, with Xi.

0:48.9

And actually, that's why I'm a little bit hesitant to call it just yet.

0:53.6

All today, here on the world.

0:58.8

This is the world. I'm Marco Werman.

1:01.2

And I'm Carolyn Beeler.

1:02.8

The U.S. and Iran have taken a step back from the brink, but the ceasefire they and Israel have agreed to is fragile, more so by the minute.

1:10.7

And details of the terms

1:12.3

reached yesterday are murky and contested. For starters, both sides are claiming victory.

1:22.2

Iran TV announcing that, quote, the enemy has been dealt an undeniable, historic and humiliating defeat

1:28.7

against its criminal war. Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth told reporters today that Iran

1:35.2

had had enough. Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield.

1:43.4

A capital V military victory. That's despite the fact that

1:48.5

Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued a statement framing the deal as temporary and

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