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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims US has ‘prohibited’ Israel from bombing Lebanon as Iran says strait of Hormuz open to commercial ships

A half hour after posting that the US naval blockade on Iran was still in effect, Donald Trump posted that “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer”.

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Middle East crisis live: US to block Iranian ports for ‘as long as it takes’ and is ready to restart combat if talks fail, Hegseth warns

Hegseth says that the US is reloading “with more power than before” and says it is giving Iran the choice of doing things “the easy way or the hard way”.

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Middle East crisis live: conflicting reports over proposed one-week ceasefire in Lebanon

The pro-Hezbollah outlet al-Mayadeen, citing an Iranian official, has reported that a one-week ceasefire will take effect in Lebanon starting tonight.

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Middle East crisis live: Ships under US sanctions pass through strait of Hormuz despite blockade on ports

The US Central Command said yesterday that it would seek to stop only vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports, but how it will enforce the blockade remains to be seen.

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Middle East crisis live: US plans blockade of Iran’s ports as Pope Leo says he has ‘no intention to debate’ Trump over war

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Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran

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The deadliest 10 minutes in decades: Lebanese reel from Israeli strikes that killed hundreds

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Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?

The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday barely an hour before Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire, with Tehran agreeing to temporarily reopen the strait of Hormuz.