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Iran said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> is closed, citing ceasefire violations after Israel continued deadly strikes in southern Lebanon overnight.
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned ships not to approach the waterway, which Iran had committed to reopening under the interim peace deal signed this week<\/a>. It said in a statement that vessels\u2019 safety would be at risk if they did so.
Iran\u2019s top joint military command said the \u2060closure was the \u201cfirst step\u201d in response to what were described as \u200cbreaches of \u2060commitments by the U.S. and Israel, according to Iran\u2019s semiofficial Mehr news agency.
In a social media post Saturday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose U.S tolls in the strait if a final deal with Iran isn\u2019t reached within 60 days. The current agreement establishes toll-free travel through the strait for 60 days.
Trump did not address Iran\u2019s assertion that the waterway is closed.
Early Saturday, Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people, including two children, according to Lebanese civil defense and media, one day after the U.S. said Israel and the militant group Hezbollah had implemented a fresh ceasefire<\/a> at Trump\u2019s request.
The continued military bombardment has threatened to derail the fragile U.S. peace talks with Iran, <\/a>which specified that fighting must end on all fronts, including Lebanon. Though Israel was not a direct party to that deal, Iran has warned that it would consider Israeli strikes a violation of the terms.
Vice President JD Vance landed in Switzerland early Sunday, joining Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the ongoing negotiations.
Speaking to reporters before he boarded the plane, Vance said that the situation in Lebanon had \u201ccalmed down\u201d despite news reports, and added, \u201cI think we\u2019re going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, hopefully make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we\u2019re going to be focused on.\u201d
Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced \u201ctechnical-level talks\u201d will take place Sunday, with U.S. and Iranian representatives joined by mediators from Qatar and Pakistan.
Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry, told Iranian media the trip was a \u201cmission to demand the fulfillment of the other side\u2019s obligations,\u201d adding that \u201cnegotiations for a final agreement\u201d will begin when such obligations are implemented.
Iran\u2019s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will lead the Iranian delegation, he said, according to Iranian state TV.
Officials from Tehran and Washington were originally set to meet in Switzerland on Friday to begin 60 days of negotiations on a \u201cfinal\u201d deal, but those talks were postponed. The negotiations are meant to resolve some of the thorniest issues in the deal that are yet to be agreed upon, including Iran\u2019s nuclear program.
Israel hit a series of towns across Lebanon\u2019s south early Saturday, Lebanese news agency NNA reported. An airstrike on the town of Arabsalim reportedly killed three people, the agency reported, and a drone strike on the town of Deir al-Zahrani reportedly killed one person. At least seven people remain trapped under the rubble, it said. Lebanon\u2019s army said a soldier was killed between Kfar Rumman and Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.
A previous wave of strikes on Friday killed 83 people, Lebanon\u2019s Ministry of Health said.
A statement from the Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah had breached the ceasefire and \u201claunched more than 50 projectiles toward IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon\u201d overnight, and that Israel had attacked what it described as Hezbollah targets in response. \u201cThe IDF remains committed to the ceasefire agreement,\u201d the statement said.
Hezbollah said it had \u201cadhered to the ceasefire since Friday evening,\u201d accusing Israel of making false claims to justify its attacks in an effort to \u201csabotage the agreement\u201d between Iran and the U.S.
IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said Friday that Israeli forces will continue to operate in southern Lebanon and \u201cdo whatever is necessary to protect our civilians.\u201d
U.S. spy agencies believe that Israel will likely continue to launch attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, potentially jeopardizing the tentative peace deal, according to a source with knowledge of the intelligence assessments.
Israel\u2019s continued strikes on Lebanon have worsened a widening rift<\/a> between the Trump administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies, who have criticized the Iran deal as not in Israel\u2019s interest and agitated for more strikes on Lebanon. Netanyahu is also facing a crucial election in October and will likely need the support of the Israeli far right to stay in power.
\u201cNetanyahu is in a challenging political spot,\u201d Jonathan Panikoff, a former career intelligence officer now at the Atlantic Council think tank, told NBC News in an email. \u201cWhen combined with the broad view that Iran has emerged strategically stronger, Netanyahu finds himself trapped.\u201d
Netanyahu\u2019s vow to occupy southern Lebanon and Israel\u2019s decision to strike both Iran and Lebanon while an initial deal was being hammered out repeatedly delayed talks, fueling frustration among U.S. officials.
Vance hit out at Israeli officials Thursday, saying that Israel does not appreciate American support.
Despite the rising tensions over Lebanon, there had been hope that ships trapped in the Persian Gulf will be able to transit through the Strait of Hormuz since the deal was signed. Industry experts have warned, however, that it could take weeks for the shipping traffic to fully normalize<\/a>, given that the threat of mines still needs to be cleared.
In a statement on X <\/a>that did not acknowledge the apparent closure of the strait, U.S. Central Command said that 55 merchant ships transited the waterway on Saturday, \u201cmoving large amounts of cargo and more than 17 million barrels of oil to global markets.\u201d
U.S. forces \u201cremain present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect,\u201d the statement said.
The White House and Israeli prime minister\u2019s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Iranian declaration.
Mithil Aggarwal is a Hong Kong-based reporter\/producer for NBC News.
Dan De Luce\u00a0is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit.\u00a0
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