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Iran suspends Hormuz tanker traffic again over Israel's strikes on Lebanon

Mountain Time
Local time
6:24 PM in Tehran
Where
Strait of Hormuz

Fars said tanker transits were "suspended" after Israeli attacks on Lebanon, having let two tankers through earlier that day, and Iranian state media later said Iran had closed the strait; Tasnim said Tehran was weighing an exit from the ceasefire. The White House called a closure "completely unacceptable" and said it had been told privately the reports were false, while Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf said three clauses of Iran's 10-point framework had been violated, making a ceasefire or talks "unreasonable."

Why it matters

The reclosure within a day of the truce tied Hormuz to the Lebanon dispute, the main point of contention heading into the Islamabad talks.

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