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Iran closes Hormuz again after Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Iran on Wednesday closed the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical maritime oil chokepoint, less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Tehran. Iran’s Fars news agency reported  that the country again halted the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz over Israel’s strikes in Lebanon. Tehran has insisted that Israel is expected to cease its offensive against Hezbollah as part of the ceasefire agreement, but Israel has disputed this, continuing to attack the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group throughout Wednesday.
US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said Tehran's negotiators thought the US-Iran ceasefire agreed to on Tuesday included Lebanon, but the US had in fact not agreed to that.  "I think this comes from a legitimate misunderstanding. I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn't," Vance told reporters in Budapest. The US position was that the ceasefire would focus on Iran and US allies, including Israel and the Gulf Arab states, he added. That position contradicts comments by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key intermediary in the US-Iran ceasefire talks, who had said the truce would include Lebanon. Vance said Israel had agreed to show restraint in Lebanon, without providing details.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has supported the United States' decision for a ceasefire with Iran but said that it does not include Lebanon. "Israel supports President Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks subject to Iran immediately opening the straits and stopping all attacks on the US, Israel and countries in the region," Netanyahu wrote on X.  in a separate post, he stated, "The United States has told Israel that it is committed to achieving these goals, shares by the US, Israel and Israel's regional allies, in the upcoming negotiations. The two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon."

 


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