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Iran said Saturday it is closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes against Lebanon, state and semiofficial media reported.
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Iran said Saturday it is closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes against Lebanon, state and semiofficial media reported.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hor...
US Vice President JD Vance has said he hoped to "make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue" ahead of talks with Iranian negotiators.
Iran's joint military command said the closure was in response to continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hor...
President Trump just announced that the will not allow Iran to force tolls on ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz, either now or after the 60-day ceasefire deal. Here’s what he...
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as Israelis and Hezbollah attacked each other despite a truce.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to a venue in Switzerland to discuss details of their interim agreement to halt the war.
The US-Iran memorandum of understanding does not rule out future tolls in the strait after an initial 60-day period.
A high-level Iranian team arrived in Switzerland today for peace talks with the U.S., Iranian state media reported, as U.S. Vice President JD Vance departed Washington for meetings that Pak...
Vice President JD Vance departed for Switzerland on Saturday ahead of technical-level talks on an interim ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran that aims to permanently halt fighting, re...
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz once again in response to Israeli military activity in Lebanon.
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz once again in response to Israeli military activity in Lebanon.
Iran's military accused the U.S. of not upholding the first point in the memorandum of understanding, with Israel remaining in Lebanese territory.
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again. The U.S. military says traffic is still flowing. NPR's Jane Arraf reports from Beirut.
Iranian state television says the country’s negotiating team is going to Switzerland.
The US military has disputed Tehran's claim, which comes ahead of US-Iran talks in Switzerland on Sunday.
Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called Israel’s violation of a ceasefire, even as Pakistan said U.S.-Iran talks were set to open in Switzerl...
US officials, including President Trump, are denying Iran's claim that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed after accusing the US and Israel of violating the memorandum of understanding. "Th...
Set-back comes as US vice-president heads to Switzerland for peace talks with negotiators from the Islamic republic
US military says traffic still flowing through Strait of Hormuz after Iran pledges to shut vital waterway
Trump said that no toll will be charged for passage through the strait, unless the US imposes one should peace talks fail.
Iran’s joint military command said the strait was closed because of the U.S. “clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.
Lebanese conservationist and protector of sea turtles Mona Khalil died from injuries she suffered when her home was hit by an Israeli strike.
Donald Trump posted about "NO TOLLS" in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran declared the Strait closed Saturday over renewed fighting by Israel and Hezbollah. The post Trump Rants About ‘NO TO...
Trump threatens US tolls on Hormuz strait if Iran talks fail US President Donald Trump warned Saturday that Washington could impose tolls on the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway if negotiato...
Iran announced Saturday it will close the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel of launching strikes in Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire which had just taken effect. The Israeli strikes took...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 20 people, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said, one day after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, aimed at halting months of escalating...
Nonetheless, Israel said to rebuff private US request to withdraw from Lebanon; president says relationship with Netanyahu is 'good, but we have to keep him a little bit sane'
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to muse about who gets to charge ships for passing through the Strait of Hormuz — and landed on an answer that put the United States, and himself...
President Donald Trump said that no tolls will be imposed in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran after the 60-day ceasefire. In a post on Truth Social, Trump addressed one of the central concerns...
'I feel very bad for Lebanon'
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Israel’s attempts to sabotage the peace agreement between the United States and Iran appear to be working again, with its relentless attacks on Lebanon repo...
Iran said that the closure was the "first step" in response to what it described as breaches of commitments.
Fifty-five ships had passed through the strait on Saturday, the U.S. military said. But then Iran’s military said it was closing the waterway once again.
Iran cited a US 'breach of contract' as negotiators are due in Switzerland.
The United States is firing back after Iran claimed that it closed the Strait of Hormuz due to alleged ceasefire violations. Vice President JD Vance revealed on […]
Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations, citing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, according to state media. U.S. Central Command released a statement stati...
Israeli leaders have explicitly stated in recent days that they have no intention of abiding by any US-Iran ceasefire.
At least 22 killed in latest Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Gaza in spite of truces in region
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for the global oil supply in the region. The Iranian Khatam-al Anbiya […]
TYRE, Lebanon — Iran on Saturday said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s continued attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for tal...
Israel’s attempts to sabotage the peace agreement between the United States and Iran appear to be working again, with its relentless attacks on Lebanon reportedly prompting Iran to once aga...
Unclear if threat has been carried out or if move will jeopardise talks with US scheduled for Sunday Iran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Leban...
Tehran did not provide a timeline for the planned closure of the channel.
The U.S. military on Saturday denied Iran's claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. "bad faith" in their interim agreement on the war. Iran's negotiators are heading to Switzerland for t...
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