Iran War Day 72: Iran Threatens Hormuz Shipping as Nuclear Deal Stalls

Iran says its nuclear programme is “not being negotiated at this stage.” Trump says a deal is close. And while the ceasefire technically holds, the Strait of Hormuz is becoming more dangerous by the day.In Episode 72 of Epic Fury, we break down the growing contradiction at the center of the US-Iran negotiations, the attack on a French shipping giant’s vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s latest warning that countries complying with US sanctions could face difficulties transiting the waterway.We examine:Iran publicly rejecting nuclear negotiations while reviewing the US framework proposalThe demand for UN Security Council guarantees against future US or Israeli strikesThe attack on the CMA CGM San Antonio and the escalating maritime security crisisFrance moving the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle toward the regionBahrain arresting forty-one people allegedly linked to the IRGCThe first public statement on Khamenei’s health in seventy-two daysPakistan’s behind-the-scenes mediation efforts between Washington and TehranWhy the ceasefire is simultaneously holding and steadily becoming more fragileThis is Episode 72 of Epic Fury: The US-Iran War Podcast. The nuclear deal has stalled. Commercial shipping is still under threat. And the gap between Washington and Tehran may be wider now than at any point since the ceasefire began.