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Iran
closes strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon – state media
Iran has
closed the strait of Hormuz in response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon today
despite the ceasefire, Iranian state media reports, with Iran’s authorities
said to be treating the strait as still closed.
The
hours-old two-week conditional ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran had a
provision for the temporary reopening of the crucial maritime channel.
Effectively, the strait has remained closed as traffic had not immediately
increased inthe hours after the ceasefire announcement.
Tehran
said on Wednesday that it would offer safe passage in coordination with its
armed forces, though its coast guard said any ship trying to transit without
permission would be “targeted and destroyed”.
Israel
has launched huge strikes across Lebanon today, killing over 250 people, with
Trump later clarifying that Lebanon wasn’t included in the ceasefire deal.
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