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Pakistan says talks between the United States and Iran which were postponed on Friday will begin in Switzerland on Sunday, as Tehran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
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Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday and warned vessels to stay away from the critical shipping route, but the U.S. denied those claims, stating the waterway remained open.
It was unclear as of Saturday afternoon whether the strait was closed.
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Iran closed the strait, citing Israeli attacks on Saturday and US ‘bad faith’ and ‘clear breach of its commitments’
Iran closed the strait, citing Israeli attacks on Saturday and US ‘bad faith’ and ‘clear breach of its commitments’
Iran announced that it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, according to a military command statement carried by state media.
Hezbollah has accused Israel of bearing "full responsibility" for the violations of their ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, AFP reports.
The Swiss government announced on Saturday that diplomats were in Burgenstock to facilitate the start of US-Iran negotiations, as officials from Washington and Tehran travelled to the resort to begin talks on a peace deal.
As Forças Armadas do Irã anunciaram neste sábado (20/06) o fechamento do Estreito de Ormuz ao trânsito marítimo em resposta aos ataques israelenses no sul do Líbano e acusaram os Estados Unidos de descumprirem o memorando de entendimento que pôs fim à guerra, segundo a mídia iraniana.
Iran announced that it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, according to a military command statement carried by state media.
Lebanon's health ministry said on Saturday that Israeli attacks since 2 March have killed more than 4,000 people, including 135 health and emergency workers, and wounded 12,121 others.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a statement on Saturday announcing that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed and warning vessels not to approach or risk their security being compromised.
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Update(10:00ET): As has become the 'norm' after well over 100 days of war - which some pundits have been calling the "third Gulf war" - there are deeply conflicting headlines emerging Saturday. On the one hand, diplomacy based in Switzerland is said to be in motion, with a potential top level Trump delegation (led b…
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Iran's top joint military command has ordered that the Strait of Hormuz be closed in retaliation for what it claims is a “blatant breach” of the recently signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, according to Iranian semi-official state-sponsored media outlet Mehr on Saturday.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s joint military command said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and US “bad faith” and “its clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.
US Vice President JD Vance rejected claims that Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz during an interview with Fox News on Saturday.
Iran’s top joint military command said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic again, citing Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon as a violation of Iran’s agreement with the US.
At least 38 people were killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese news agency reported.
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The Swiss government announced on Saturday that diplomats were at Burgenstock to facilitate the start of US-Iran negotiations.
At least 29 people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks on Lebanon across southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley, just a day after a ceasefire was announced.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed several people amid overnight exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Switzerland continues to provide a "discreet and reliable setting" at Burgenstock to facilitate discussions on implementing a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Uma "grande vitória" e um "ponto central para o Líbano": foi assim que o líder do grupo xiita libanês Hezbollah, Naim Kassem, descreveu o memorando de entendimento que interrompeu os combates entre Irã e Estados Unidos.
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