Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to bring the war to a close.
Further straining peace efforts, Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said. Iran has sought an end to Israeli attacks in ?Lebanon as part of any deal.
Iran¡¯s foreign ministry said U.S. strikes in Iran¡¯s southern Hormozgan province, where Iranian media reported sounds of explosions early on Tuesday, represented ?a ¡°gross violation¡± ?of a tenuous ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks.?The U.S. said its attacks were defensive in nature, targeting missile sites and ?boats attempting to lay mines.
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