{"id":18722,"date":"2026-04-09T03:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/fragile-ceasefire-tested-as-israel-pounds-lebanon-iran-claims-strait-of-hormuz-closed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T03:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:37:17","slug":"fragile-ceasefire-tested-as-israel-pounds-lebanon-iran-claims-strait-of-hormuz-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/fragile-ceasefire-tested-as-israel-pounds-lebanon-iran-claims-strait-of-hormuz-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fragile\u2019 ceasefire tested as Israel pounds Lebanon, Iran claims Strait of Hormuz closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 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NkURW\" readability=\"18.969696969697\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> Iran accused the US and Israel of violating the fledgling ceasefire after Israel launched a deadly bombardment against Lebanon, amid contention over the status of the crucial Strait of Hormuz and whether tankers will be allowed through.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Iranian state-affiliated news agencies said Iran had halted the passage of ships through the strait as Israel conducted its largest strikes against Hezbollah since the war began.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.098%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cef18b865612bc166f0b09d2f2474bd3a15a603c, 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2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, in what the IDF said was its largest onslaught of strikes since the war began.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.189%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39e35563551892c70a3587c4e3cfec50a268cb4e, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.189%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39e35563551892c70a3587c4e3cfec50a268cb4e 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.189%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39e35563551892c70a3587c4e3cfec50a268cb4e, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.189%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39e35563551892c70a3587c4e3cfec50a268cb4e 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rescue workers in Beirut search the rubble for survivors and casualties after an Israeli attack on Wednesday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.189,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/39e35563551892c70a3587c4e3cfec50a268cb4e\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.189%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39e35563551892c70a3587c4e3cfec50a268cb4e, 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after an Israeli attack on Wednesday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it hit 100 targets &ndash; including command centres, missile infrastructure and other assets &ndash; in a 10-minute period. The blitz struck dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut, and came without warning, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"19\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The daylight attack on Wednesday afternoon (Beirut time) was unusual given most of Israel&rsquo;s prior strikes took place at night and targeted southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll was not immediately clear, but Lebanon&rsquo;s civil defence service said at least 254 people had been killed in what was the highest single-day death toll in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. 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38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Paramedics and civilians rush to a building hit moments earlier by an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon on Wednesday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An IDF spokesman said there would be no let-up. &ldquo;As long as Hezbollah continues to threaten our civilians, we will continue to operate against them,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"21\">\n<p>In his first address since the start of the ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire, and Israel was also prepared to resume striking Iran at any moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are ready to return to fighting at any time, our finger is on the trigger,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Iran is weaker than ever, and Israel is stronger than it has ever been.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents check the site of an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.126,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/986c7bf6ec40761fdc9e8f1cd2807de94c1875d1 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Residents check the site of an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that Lebanon was not part of the agreed ceasefire, despite Pakistan&rsquo;s prime minister earlier saying that it was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.706635622817\">\n<p>She said US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu might discuss including Lebanon in the ceasefire in future, but gave no indication the US was seeking such an outcome imminently.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance, who is leading the US negotiating team heading to Pakistan on Saturday (Pakistan time), later said Israeli officials had &ldquo;offered to&hellip; check themselves a little bit in Lebanon, because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.176%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.176%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.176%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.176%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon, the day after the ceasefire in Iran.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.176,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.176%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.176%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/98238cf52bbeb72f39563d42c8897011b7c453c4 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon, the day after the ceasefire in Iran.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man watches an excavator remove debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Wednesday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.126,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/064957a941e1bf267540eec8288d72bcde4a7713 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A man watches an excavator remove debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Wednesday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The point of contention over Lebanon, which comes amid confusion over what the US and Iran provisionally agreed with Pakistani mediators, threatens to derail the ceasefire after less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"19\">\n<p>It arose from a &ldquo;legitimate misunderstanding&rdquo; on the part of the Iranians who &ldquo;thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn&rsquo;t&rdquo;, Vance told reporters in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said the White House was closely monitoring traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and that what Iran was saying publicly about its closure was different from what the US was being told privately.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.224%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_70%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.224%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_70%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.224%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_70%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.224%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_70%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut&rsquo;s Tallet al-Khayyat neighbourhood.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.224,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_70,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.224%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_70%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.224%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_70%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9b3d6559d783afc3346f623af784af1bf9d84f52 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut&rsquo;s Tallet al-Khayyat neighbourhood.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AFP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We have seen an uptick in traffic in the strait,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s something we are monitoring minute by minute, hour by hour.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.345612134345\">\n<p>Trump was made aware of Iran&rsquo;s claims to have shut the strait, Leavitt said, and if true, it would be &ldquo;completely unacceptable&rdquo;. His demand was for the waterway to reopen quickly and without impediment &ndash; including tolls.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iran has said it will allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during a two week ceasefire.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1765,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ece76e903cd92e26d169ec9708bb754756206d24 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported Iran allowed just four ships through the strait on Wednesday, &ldquo;the fewest so far in April&rdquo;, citing S&amp;P market data.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt also said that versions of a 10-point &ldquo;plan&rdquo; being circulated in the media and by branches of the Iranian government were not the same as a &ldquo;modified&rdquo; 10-point proposal from Iran offered to mediators privately.<\/p>\n<p>Several manifestos published online and in world media outlets indicated Iran was seeking war reparations and the withdrawal of US forces from all military bases in the region, among other demands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.576872536137\">\n<p>Leavitt said the regime had since &ldquo;acknowledged reality&rdquo; and put forward a much more reasonable and entirely different proposal, though she would not provide details or make the document public.<\/p>\n<p>She confirmed Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law Jared Kushner would travel to Islamabad for talks that would begin on Saturday (Pakistan time).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a fragile truce,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;Ceasefires are fragile by nature &hellip; We understand things take time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US and Israel of breaking their deal, including through the Lebanon attacks and by denying Iran&rsquo;s right to enrich uranium, which he said was the sixth clause of Iran&rsquo;s framework for a truce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.434636871508\">\n<p>&ldquo;The &lsquo;very workable basis for which to negotiate&rsquo; has been openly and clearly violated,&rdquo; Ghalibaf said in a statement written in English and posted online. &ldquo;In such situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the world had seen Israel&rsquo;s &ldquo;massacre&rdquo; in Lebanon, and the ball was in Trump&rsquo;s court. &ldquo;The US must choose &ndash; ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Strait of Hormuz is the critical choke-point in the global oil industry.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.142,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/aa89a3ce2beef60785e58e223e16800b50d13863 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The Strait of Hormuz is the critical choke-point in the global oil industry.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hegseth threatened to retrieve uranium from Iran by force.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/463cbb8625e16d9ff5f40838353998ccf3598bde 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Hegseth threatened to retrieve uranium from Iran by force.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the other outstanding questions is the fate of hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium still in Iran&rsquo;s possession, which could form the basis of a future nuclear weapons program, and was ostensibly the key reason for the war when it started 39 days ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.28927680798\">\n<p>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US reserved the right to retrieve the uranium by force if necessary. But he also argued the &ldquo;new Iranian regime&rdquo; knew that it could never have a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.27567067530064754%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_43%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.27567067530064754%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_43%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.27567067530064754%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_43%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.27567067530064754%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_43%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iranian state media has aired footage of people reportedly gathering at potential targets, including the White Bridge of Ahvaz in southern Iran.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.27567067530064754,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_43,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.27567067530064754%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_43%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.27567067530064754%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_43%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/814003ba5f3884ab321e521ce0652894831bd2f8 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s buried and we&rsquo;re watching it. We know exactly what they have,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They will either give it to us voluntarily &ndash; we&rsquo;ll take it out. Or if we have to do something else ourselves, like we did with [Operation] Midnight Hammer, or something like that, we reserve that opportunity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump suggested the US and Iran would work together to dig up the nuclear &ldquo;dust&rdquo;, and that the US would discuss relieving sanctions and tariffs on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"16.378091872792\">\n<p>He continued to insist Tehran had gone through &ldquo;a very productive Regime Change&rdquo; &ndash; a claim rejected by most Iran experts, who say that while US and Israeli strikes killed many of Iran&rsquo;s former top personnel, the regime&rsquo;s fundamentals remain intact.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Iran could begin its reconstruction process. &ldquo;There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made,&rdquo; he wrote on social media.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>With AP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i class=\"exceeded-words\">Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c014aa46-0 kyVynq\" readability=\"7\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-c014aa46-1 iWlMoR\">CLARIFICATION<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sc-c014aa46-2 gZZzFp\" readability=\"9\">\n<p>An earlier version of this article stated that Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) had claimed it had hit 100 targets in Lebanon in one minute. The one-minute claim was made in an IDF post on X. 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