Iran says it is once again closing the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane over Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end the Middle East war.
Israeli troops battled Hezbollah fighters while its warplanes conducted deadly strikes in Lebanon’s south today, hours after the United States announced a renewed ceasefire in the fighting there.
The ongoing hostilities had already strained the deal signed by US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, this week to halt the wider regional war on all fronts, including Lebanon, a key demand of Tehran’s.
Iran had agreed to reopen it under the preliminary agreement with the US, and shipping traffic was starting to pick back up in recent days.
earlier, an Israeli military official said it was conducting fresh attacks against the Iran-backed movement, which it accused of having launched more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight.
Hezbollah said Israel had carried out under the cover of the ceasefire an infiltration attempt towards the Ali Taher Hills, a strategic feature overlooking the city of Nabatieh, adding its fighters confronted them with appropriate weapons.
