# Narration script: US-Iran war and Hormuz negotiations

Spoken by a synthetic voice (bf_emma), generated offline with Kokoro. Every line follows the same rules as the text on screen: it says only what the fetched Guardian articles say, and each is listed with its source in `manifest.md`. Times are from the start of the video.

**4.7s–8.4s** Iran has kept a stranglehold on energy shipping through the strait of Hormuz.
- Source: [Trump calls on allies to enforce ‘complete economic isolation of Iran’ in UN speech](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/22/trump-calls-on-allies-enforce-complete-economic-isolation-iran-un-speech)

**14.9s–17.9s** Trump called for Iran’s complete economic isolation.
- Source: [Trump calls on allies to enforce ‘complete economic isolation of Iran’ in UN speech](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/22/trump-calls-on-allies-enforce-complete-economic-isolation-iran-un-speech)

**19.2s–23.4s** Iran says it has offered to reopen the strait, if the US meets its conditions.
- Source: [Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/ed-miliband-meets-iran-foreign-minister-us-ultimatum-strait-hormuz)