DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s joint military command said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. “bad faith” and “its clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.
The statement on state television also warned that “if the aggression continues, subsequent steps have been planned.”
Ships had begun transiting the strait after the interim U.S.-Iran agreement was signed earlier in the week.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement. The persistent fighting threatened an interim agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East.
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