1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christanamio with the 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: Front's afternoon headlines. The Strait of Home Wars will reopen 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: for two weeks as Iran agreed to a cease fire 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: deal on Wednesday, but the regime warned its temporary pause 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: in hostilities not a permanent end to the war. A 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: representative of the Supreme National Security Council said in a statement. 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: Iran will reopen the vital shipping route in coordination with 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: its armed forces. State media reports suggest Iran and Oman 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: will levy a toll against oil tankers passing through the 10 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: strait during the ceasefire, with funds to be channeled into 11 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: reconstruction efforts in Iran. Iranian representatives will meet with American 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: negotiators in Islamibad on Friday. That's after President Donald Trump 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: announced the US had accepted Iran's ten point proposal for 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: negotiations to end the conflict, which began in late February 15 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: when American forces struck Iranian military targets. He said both 16 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: sides would lay down their weapons and negotiate in good faith. 17 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: We've used AI to bring part of the President's truth 18 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: social post. 19 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: To life this will be a double sided cease fire. 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: The reason for doing so is that we have already 21 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far 22 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: along with a definitive agreement concerning long term peace with 23 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,279 Speaker 2: Iran and peace in the Middle East. 24 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: Trump also declared Operation Epic Fury a quote total and 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: complete victory for the United States and said Iran's enriched 26 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: uranium would be quote perfectly taken care of. The agreement 27 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: was reached shortly before the deadline for the president's threat 28 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: to destroy the entire Iranian civilization if Tehran didn't make 29 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: a deal. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi welcomed the ceasefire 30 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: but condemned Donald Trump's rhetoric. 31 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: I don't think it's appropriate to use language such as 32 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: that from the President of the United States, and I 33 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: think it will cause some concern, which is there a. 34 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: Statement released by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya, 35 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: who said, quote Israel supports President Trump's decision to suspend 36 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: strikes against Iran, and Israel also supports the US efforts 37 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: to ensure that Iran no longer poses a nuclear missile 38 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: and terror threat to America, Israel, Iran's Arab neighbors, and 39 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: the world Netanya, who also said the two week ceasefire 40 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: doesn't include Lebanon. Israel invaded southern Lebanon in response to 41 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: strikes by the Iran backed militant group Hezbolah, but Pakistani 42 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif, who broke the deal between Iran 43 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: and the US, said Lebanon's inclusion is part of the 44 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: ceasefire agreement. Australia's richest person, Gina rein Hart, has blasted 45 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: the prosecution of one of the nation's most decorated soldiers, 46 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: saying the multimillion dollar investigation of Ben Robert Smith is unjustified. 47 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: Robert Smith was arrested at Sydney Airport on Tuesday and 48 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: charged with five counts of murder relating to his tours 49 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: of duty in Afghanistan as a member of the Australian 50 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: Defense Force. Rein Hart said in a statement, she quote 51 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: doesn't understand how it can be justified to spend more 52 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: than three hundred million dollars to try for years to 53 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: bring sas veterans who have served our country towards criminal proceedings, 54 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: and most recently the arrest of Ben the mining magnate, 55 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: suggested the money would be better spent on Australia's national security. 56 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: The lawyers representing the Commonwealth in the case against alleged 57 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: Bondai gunman Navid Akram say they need more time to 58 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: review the quote voluminous brief of evidence submitted by police. 59 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: They told the Downing Center Local Court on Wednesday they 60 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: need an additional nine weeks to get across the case. 61 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: Navid Akram has yet to enter a plea and the 62 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: matter will return to court on May six. 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