The United States has urged Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed it in response to Israel's continued attacks on the Lebanese Hezbollah group. The latest move has raised questions about whether a ceasefire to end the war will hold.
Iran has accused the US of violating three clauses of the framework agreement.
The ceasefire, which was supposed to last two weeks, lasted only a few hours. The agreement also provided for the temporary reopening of the crucial sea channel.
In fact, the strait has remained closed and traffic has not increased immediately after the ceasefire was declared.
The US and Iran both declared victory after the deal was reached, and world leaders congratulated each other, even as more drones and missiles struck Iran and Gulf Arab states. Israel intensified its attacks on Lebanon, striking several commercial and residential areas in Beirut without warning. At least 112 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in one of the deadliest days in the recent Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Fragile ceasefire in the Middle East
The new violence has threatened to derail what US Vice President JD Vance has called a "fragile agreement".
"Aggression against Lebanon is aggression against Iran," said the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' airspace, Seyed Majid Mousavi, in an article in "X." He warned that Iranian forces were preparing a "harsh response," without providing details.
