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15-04-2026
WASHINGTON: The US military says it will block all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports, starting at 10am ET (14:00 GMT).
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says any military vessel that approaches the Strait of Hormuz will be considered in violation of the ceasefire and “will be dealt with severely”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks with the US in Pakistan failed because of Washington’s “maximalist, shifting goalposts and blockade”.
Israel’s military bombards south Lebanon, killing at least four people in Maaroub, as Israeli soldiers seize all entrances to the town of Bint Jbeil amid ongoing clashes with Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah claims attacks on 43 Israeli positions on Sunday
The Lebanese armed group says it has carried out 43 attacks on Israeli positions in south Lebanon and northern Israel on Sunday, including with rockets and drones.
These included Israeli troops in and around the towns of Khiam, al-Bayyada, Bint Jbeil, Taybeh, and Shama in south Lebanon and Israeli positions in the Israeli towns of Kiryat Shmnoa, Margaliot, Avivim, Metula and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
It also said it targeted a number of Israeli barracks and bases, including at Al-Aliqah, Beit Hillel, Mount Neria, Filon, Yiftah and Dishon.
Trump says US to blockade ships crossing Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz and intercept ships that pay tolls to Iran after talks in Islamabad failed to produce a peace deal.
Journalist James Bays looks at what this escalation could look like in the coming days.
A recap of recent developments
The US military says it will block all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports starting at 10am EST (14:00 GMT) after President Donald Trump said he would blockade the Strait of Hormuz until all vessels are allowed to pass through.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says any military vessels that approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered in violation of the ceasefire and “will be dealt with severely”.
Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Americans will soon be nostalgic for $4-$5 per gallon of gasoline with the “so-called blockade”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks with the US in Pakistan failed because of Washington’s “maximalist, shifting goalposts and blockade”.
Israeli forces continue bombarding south Lebanon, with at least four killed and three wounded in a recent attack on the town of Maaroub.
Lebanese security sources say invading Israeli soldiers have taken control of all entrances to the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon as fighting with Hezbollah continues. Trump says the United States Navy will begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz “immediately” after peace talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan ended without an agreement.
Trump, in a social media post on Sunday, accused Iran of “extortion” and said the US Navy would also hunt down and interdict ships in international waters that have paid Iran a toll to traverse the strait. He said US forces will also begin clearing mines that he says Iran placed in the strait “so, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not,” Trump said. “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.” (Int’l News Desk)
