Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and establish relations, potentially boosting fragile Middle East ceasefire efforts, even as Israeli strikes on Beirut and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten regional stability
The United States urged Iran to immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran closed the strategic waterway following Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The move has cast doubt over a fragile US-Iran ceasefire amid escalating regional tensions and uncertainty over oil shipments
Amid escalating tensions between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, Donald Trump urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warned evacuations at UAE ports and accused the US of launching strikes from Emirati territory
