Few ships travel through Strait of Hormuz as Trump warns Iran against charging tolls and Abu Dhabi oil chief says the vital waterway isn’t open. Follow for live updates.

Since the U.S. and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Tuesday night, Israel has continued to pummel Lebanon with air strikes, killing more than 300 people. So what is Israel really trying to accomplish in Lebanon?

Israel is making a diplomatic play, offering a potential boost to the fragile ceasefire in the war with Iran. Meantime, President Trump is threatening to resume attacks on Iran if it fails to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will enter into direct peace talks with Lebanon but that there will be no immediate truce. Donald Trump is reported to have called Netanyahu to encourage him to enter into negotiations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "There's no ceasefire in Lebanon," and that Israel will continue striking the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. However, Netanyahu authorized direct talks with Lebanon starting next week in Washington,

Lebanon ⁠has spent ⁠the last 24 ​hours advocating for a temporary ‌ceasefire to allow ‌for broader ⁠talks ⁠with Israel, a senior Lebanese official ​told Reuters, saying it would be a "separate ​track but the same model" ⁠as a ⁠fragile truce ⁠brokered by ​Pakistan between the U.

Iran’s semiofficial news agencies have published a chart suggesting the Revolutionary Guard placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war

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