Amid the mixed messages, there is uncertainty over what happens next on the heels of the talks between the US and Iran. KAN's David Ze'ev spoke to Prof. Gerald Steinberg, professor emeritus at Bar-Ilan University

(Photo: Reuters)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran talks break down. IDF pounds Bint Jbeil in south Lebanon. Hungary holds watershed vote.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen “fairly soon” with or without Iran’s assistance, as Tehran’s effective blockade of the waterway continues to disrupt energy supplies worldwide.

On Saturday he posted on social media that the US military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk.

 Fear of Iranian attacks on shipping over the past several weeks has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical conduit for global oil supplies. Throttling the strait has disrupted global energy markets.

U.S. gasoline prices have spiked even though most of the oil that flows through the waterway does not go to the United States.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Brenda Shaffer, an expert on global energy from the US naval Post Graduate school.

(Photo; Reuters)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hungarians are voting Sunday in an election that could bring down long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and have significant repercussions for the rest of Europe, the US and Russia.

Most polls favor Péter Magyar, who formed a grassroots party after splitting from the ruling Fidesz party, but the night before the vote Orbán was in defiant mood.

"We are going to achieve such a victory that will surprise everyone, perhaps even ourselves," he told several thousand supporters in a small square on Budapest's Castle Hill.

KANS's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Maya Sion Tsidkiyahu from Mitvim, the Israel Institute for Regional Foreign Policies.

(Photo: Reuters)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Eytan Gilboa, an expert on US-Israeli relations at Bar Ilan and Reichman universities, says the United States headed into the negotiations with Iran with fewer cards in its hand than Tehran. He spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal

(Photo: Reuters)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Ben Gurion Airport has fully reopened with the lifting of the war-imposed flight restrictions, a return to regular flight operations will still take time. Israeli airlines El Al Israir and Arkia are preparing for a gradual expansion of flight operations, while foreign carriers are likely to wait for more clarity on the security situation. Mark Feldman, CEO of Ziontours Jerusalem,  spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal.

(PHOTO: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prof. Gadi Hitman, Chair of the Middle East and Political Science Department at Ariel University, says that despite the combative statements coming from both Iran and the United States, in his view neither side is interested in a resumption of fighting. KAN's Naomi Segal asked him for his takeaway on the 40 days of fighting, the ceasefire – and what could lie ahead. 

(PHOTO: Reuters)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hezbollah launches barrages of rockets at Israel's north after IDF strikes in Lebanon. Iran, US set to begin talks on deal in Pakistan amid unresolved differences. Schools reopen in most of country as home front restrictions lifted. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Incidents of trauma and stress in Israel have soared to unprecedented levels during the last two and a half years.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Cathy Lawi, CEO of the non-profit Emotionaid about the problem and what, if anything, can be done.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four bodies recovered from wreckage of Haifa residential building hit by Iranian missile. US, Iran reviewing proposal for immediate ceasefire. High Court approves framework to allow up to 100 worshippers at a time at Western Wall due to security situation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.