Iran-US war latest: At least 31 dead in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as Tehran accuses Trump of violating ceasefire
At least 31 people have been killed, including several children, in a heavy wave of Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, Lebanon’s health ministry said, after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “press the pedal even harder” against Hezbollah.
The Israeli military said it struck more than 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites overnight in one of the heaviest bombardments since a US-brokered ceasefire began in mid-April.
Meanwhile, Iran said the US had violated the fragile ceasefire arrangement after the US conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran.
Iran’s foreign ministry said strikes in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, where Iranian media reported sounds of explosions early on Tuesday, represented a “gross violation” of the truce in place for nearly seven weeks.
Both sides had earlier indicated progress on a memorandum of understanding that could halt the war and restart shipping through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, while giving negotiators 60 days to negotiate more complex issues, including Iran’s nuclear programme.
US President Donald Trump previously warned that talks with Iran were going ‘nicely’, but threatened renewed attacks if they failed.
