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

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

Israel ‘PROHIBITED’ by the US from bombing Lebanon, Trump says A half hour after posting that the US naval blockade on Iran was nonetheless in impact, Donald Trump posted that “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer”. “They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!! Thank you!” the US president…

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Strait of Hormuz open to commercial ships for remainder of ceasefire, Iran says – follow live

Strait of Hormuz open to commercial ships for remainder of ceasefire, Iran says – follow live

Hezbollah chief tells BBC it would ‘by no means disarm’printed at 12:45 BST 12:45 BST Nawal Al-MaghafiSenior worldwide correspondent Senior Hezbollah chief Wafiq Safa has advised the BBC the group will “never, ever” disarm, hours earlier than a ten-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel started. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has mentioned disarming Hezbollah is…

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US-sanctioned ships pass Strait of Hormuz as China calls Trump’s blockade ‘dangerous’ – follow live

US-sanctioned ships pass Strait of Hormuz as China calls Trump’s blockade ‘dangerous’ – follow live

Four Iran-linked ships transit Strait of Hormuz, monitoring revealsrevealed at 10:27 BST 10:27 BST By Joshua Cheetham and Shruti Menon Ship monitoring information analysed by BBC Verify reveals 4 Iran-linked ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz regardless of Washington’s naval blockade starting. Two of these ships had visited Iranian ports in response to MarineTraffic….

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France to target Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ with tougher penalties for ships sailing under false flag

France to target Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ with tougher penalties for ships sailing under false flag

France is to double penalties for ships that fail to fly a flag or refuse to comply, a draft legislation confirmed Wednesday, in what an knowledgeable supply stated was a bid to strengthen measures in opposition to Russia‘s “shadow fleet”. The transfer comes as France has, since September, boarded three ships suspected of being a part…

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