Iran ceasefire: Victory or humiliation for the US?
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
Sky News
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🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
US President Donald Trump says he's agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran - which includes a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranians fill the streets to celebrate, and there's a collective sigh of relief from the Gulf. But is it victory or humiliation for the US?
Also today, Kanye West still wants to reach out to the British Jewish community, after he was blocked from headlining the Wireless Festival because of previous antisemitism.
Anna and Kamali have the day's news in 10 minutes.
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:10.4 | President Trump has said he's agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, |
| 0:15.4 | which includes a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:28.2 | Iranians take to the streets to celebrate and there's a collective sigh of relief from the Gulf. |
| 0:32.0 | So is this victory or humiliation for the US? |
| 0:37.5 | Hello, you are listening to Cheat Sheet a 10-minute podcast on the day's news. |
| 0:41.0 | It is Wednesday, the 8th of April, and I'm Kamali Melbourne. |
| 0:46.8 | And I'm Anna Jones. Also today, Kanye West still wants to reach out to the British Jewish community after he was blocked from headlining Wireless Festival because of previous anti-Semitism. |
| 0:59.6 | Donald Trump has announced a total anti-Semitism. Donald Trump has announced a total and complete victory after announcing a ceasefire with Iran, posting on truth social two hours before his deadline. |
| 1:05.6 | Donald Trump announced that Iran had agreed to a 10-point plan, which includes reopening |
| 1:10.4 | the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks. |
| 1:13.4 | Pakistan has mediated talks and has proposed the two sides meet on Friday to negotiate further. |
| 1:19.1 | And in the last few minutes, Israel has responded to the news. |
| 1:22.4 | They're saying they support President Trump's decision to halt attacks in Iran for two weeks. |
| 1:27.1 | But they say they don't agree to stopping strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah. |
| 1:31.7 | Now, as we suspected, this is developed throughout the morning. And in the last couple of minutes, Donald Trump has posted yet again on his true social account. |
| 1:40.6 | And he started it with this, a big day for world peace. He says Iran wants it to happen. |
| 1:45.1 | Likewise, so has everyone else had enough. The United States, he says, will be helping |
| 1:50.2 | with the traffic buildup in the street in the street from. He's not quite clear what he means by |
| 1:53.8 | that, but perhaps all the tankers that are there, so they'll be helping them pass through. |
| 1:57.6 | He says, big money is going to be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process |
| 2:01.7 | and he says he feels confident that everything will go well. And then he signs it off just like we |
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