Iran halts ceasefire talks with US, says it will close Strait of Hormuz

Iran has accused the Trump administration of ceasefire violations and will move to close the Strait of Hormuz and stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries, Iran’s state-affiliated outlet Tasnim News Agency reported Monday.

The report, translated from a post on the messaging app Telegram, pointed to Israel’s military operations in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah as a violation of the ceasefire with the U.S.

The report said an Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon is a precondition for the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. and that the ceasefire “has now been violated on all fronts.” 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on the social platform X that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire with the U.S. and that any violation on one front “shall be considered a violation of it across all fronts. 

“The United States and Israel bear responsibility for the consequences of any breach of the truce,” it........

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