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Iran closes strait, challenges U.S. to rein in Israel: 'the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments'
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A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Key facts
- The Israeli military said it struck more than 100 targets within 10 minutes Wednesday across Lebanon, the largest wave of strikes since March 1
- In Lebanon, more than 1,700 people have been killed, and 1 million people have been displaced
- In Gulf Arab states and the occupied West Bank, more than two dozen people have died, while 23 have been reported dead in Israel, and 13 U.S. service members have been killed
- Iran was requiring shippers to pay tolls of up to $1 a barrel for outbound oil, it said
Summary
The U.S. and Iran both claimed victory after reaching the agreement, and world leaders expressed relief, even as more drones and missiles hit Iran and Gulf Arab countries. The fresh violence threatened to scuttle what U.S. Vice President JD Vance called a “fragile” deal. The Iranian parliament speaker said planned talks were “unreasonable” because Washington broke three of Tehran’s 10 conditions for an end to the fighting. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that an end to the war in Lebanon was part of the ceasefire deal, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump said the truce did not cover Lebanon.