The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran’s move cast doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more than a month of war would hold.

The United States and Iran both claimed victory after reaching the agreement, and world leaders expressed relief, even as more drones and missiles hit Iran and Gulf Arab countries. Israel intensified its attacks in Lebanon, hitting several commercial and residential areas in Beirut without warning. At least 112 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in one of the deadliest days in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

The fresh violence threatened to scuttle what U.S. Vice President JD Vance called a “fragile” deal.

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[+] 26 points 7 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    Damn genocidal murderers.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    Ceasefire is threatened

    What ceasefire? Who has ceased firing?

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  • "Ceasefire is threatened" is Aladeen news to Lockheed Martin/Raytheon (RTX)/General Dynamics.

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    [–] 30 points 7 months ago

    Israel kills at least 254 people in massive wave of strikes across Lebanon.

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  • [–] [S] 19 points 7 months ago

    From AP live updates:

    Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that a ceasefire and negotiations with the U.S. on ending the war is “unreasonable” as he accused the U.S. violating three of Tehran’s 10 conditions for an end to the fighting. It comes as the not yet day-old ceasefire appears at risk of fraying over significant disagreements between the parties.

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago

    Israel has made the president look like a bitch on every single ceasefire he has negotiated over there, from Gaza to Iran the first time. It's not a surprise they do it again. And the president has to act like he was in on it or else he looks like a bitch, which he is.

    Israel is going to be violating Lebanese and Iranian sovereignty for years, or so that is their plan. That's the whole point, a forever war.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    Israel won't agree to or honour any ceasefire

    This was always the plan

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    "threatened"

    Wrong word. The one they're looking for is "over."

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