Dozens of people were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanese officials said, straining a fragile ceasefire agreed between the countries in April. The attacks came as Iran accused the U.S. of violating a separate ceasefire with strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to all countries under any potential agreement with Iran, stressing that no single power would control the key shipping route.
Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Trump said the U.S. would monitor the strait but not seek to dominate it. He added that, under a possible framework deal, the waterway would reopen immediately.
He made clear that Washington is not discussing easing sanctions on Iran and signalled dissatisfaction with current negotiations, warning that while Tehran wants a deal, the U.S. has not yet reached acceptable terms.
Trump also expressed concern about Russia or China gaining access to Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
The UN human rights office says around a third of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the October ceasefire were near the military’s armistice line with Hamas.
It warned that the pattern raises serious concerns that civilians may be targeted simply for approaching the area, which could amount to unlawful killings and potential war crimes.
According to UN data, 152 of 453 verified deaths occurred near the boundary, where Israel has expanded a restricted zone deeper into Gaza.
The Israeli military says operations in the area are aimed at preventing militant threats, but has not commented on the latest allegations.
The White House has rejected claims by Iranian state television about a draft framework for a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, calling the report untrue.
Officials described the alleged document as a “complete fabrication,” dismissing suggestions that any such informal agreement exists.
Hamas has confirmed the death of senior Gaza commander Mohammad Odeh in an official statement.
Odeh was killed on Wednesday in an air strike in the northern part of the strip.
“The commander of Hamas terror organisation’s military arm number 4 in Gaza was eliminated yesterday and sent to meet his partners in the depths of hell,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X on Wednesday.
Iranian state TV has reported that Tehran has received a draft framework for a preliminary memorandum of understanding with the United States aimed at ending their conflict and restoring maritime stability in the Gulf.
Under the proposed outline, Iran would return commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month, while the United States would withdraw military forces from Iran’s vicinity and lift what Tehran describes as a naval blockade.
State media said the framework, which excludes military vessels and would see Iran manage shipping traffic through the strategic waterway in coordination with Oman, is not yet finalised. It added that Tehran would take no steps without “tangible verification”.
The draft also reportedly envisages that, if a final agreement is reached within 60 days, it could be submitted for approval as a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.
The Lebanese army says one soldier was killed in an Israeli air strike near his post in the Bekaa region, with his body recovered after a delay due to the security situation.
The incident comes amid continued cross-border hostilities in the area.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has said the passage of “hostile countries” vessels through the Strait of Hormuz remains prohibited, according to ISNA.
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation has announced that Tabriz International Airport in northwestern Iran will reopen after being damaged during the recent war.
“Tabriz Airport, which was attacked during the recent war, has now been restored to activity by Iranian specialists and will reopen on Wednesday,” state broadcaster IRIB cited a spokesperson as saying.
The airport is among several terminals resuming operations, with reports suggesting up to 20 airports have now reopened following disruptions linked to the conflict with the U.S. and Israel.
US President Donald Trump has said his administration’s planned Cabinet trip to Camp David has been postponed due to expected bad weather, with the meeting now taking place at the White House.
“Based on the possible bad weather conditions tomorrow, we will be having our Cabinet Meeting in the White House,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains, is typically used for high-level meetings and strategic discussions.
India’s rice exports fell 1.3% in Jan-Apr 2026 to 8.39m tonnes as the Iran war disrupted basmati shipments to Gulf markets, government officials said.
Basmati exports dropped 7% as delays hit Iran, Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, while higher freight and insurance costs added pressure on trade flows.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked Eid al-Adha with a sharp attack on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a “tyrant”.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul following the Eid prayer, he said, “I also believe that the tyrant known as Netanyahu will learn the necessary lesson at the hands of the world’s Muslims.”
On Tuesday, Erdoğan held a phone call with President Masoud Pezeshkian, saying that Türkiye will continue “to provide every kind of support” to ceasefire negotiations.
UK energy bills to rise 13% from July as Ofgem lifts price cap to £1,862, citing higher wholesale gas costs driven by Middle East conflict and disruption risks in key shipping routes.
Analysts warn further increases are possible if tensions persist, with household costs already well above pre-crisis levels.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that an attack on an HMM-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month likely involved an Iranian anti-ship missile.
"Their engines were similar to turbojet engines made in Iran," First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo said, noting that one component had markings that appeared to be used by an Iranian manufacturer.
Iran’s embassy in Seoul did not immediately comment.
Iran's Tabriz International Airport will reopen on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the country's Civil Aviation Organisation has announced.
"Tabriz Airport, which was attacked during the recent war, has now been restored to activity by Iranian specialists and will reopen on Wednesday," Iran's public broadcaster IRIB cited an official as saying.
Before its closure, flights from Tabriz Airport went to Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, Istanbul, and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as well as cities across Iran.
The airport will join other terminals that have recently resumed operations following disruptions caused by the war with the U.S. and Israel.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has held phone calls with both his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to the Turkish Communications Directorate, Erdoğan discussed bilateral ties and the latest regional and global developments with both leaders.
Speaking to Pezeshkian, he said Ankara would continue providing support for Iran-U.S. negotiations with a view to achieving "positive results."
He also said regional conflict had cast a shadow over the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which began Tuesday, while voicing hope that the Iranian people would overcome the current difficult circumstances.
In his call with Sharif, Erdoğan hailed Türkiye-Pakistan ties, stressing the importance of both countries’ mediating roles in the ongoing regional crisis.
Over the weekend, Erdoğan held a series of phone calls with regional leaders and U.S. President Trump amid renewed speculation over a possible diplomatic breakthrough with Tehran.
Israel's military has said it has killed Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, Mohammed Odeh, less than a week after he was appointed.
Odeh was previously the Palestinian militant group's intelligence chief.
He replaced Izz al-Din al-Haddad as the organisation's leader in the Gaza Strip, after he was killed in an Israeli strike in mid-May.
A group of 10 Indian sailors who were arrested by Iran after their oil tanker was stopped near Jask Port, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, in summer 2025, have been released, New Delhi's shipping authorities have said.
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a projectile launched from Lebanon fell in an open area in Israel. No injuries were reported.
Earlier, the Israeli army said sirens sounded in several northern areas.
On Tuesday, Israel launched its biggest wave of air attacks on Lebanon in weeks, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the Israeli army was stepping up operations in the country.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli strikes on the south and east of the country on Tuesday killed 31 people and wounded 40 others.
Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his military was deepening operations in Lebanon.
"We are fortifying the security strip to protect the northern communities," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
The security strip is a reference to a self-declared security zone occupied by Israeli troops several kilometres inside southern Lebanon.
The bombing further strained a ceasefire announced on 16 April that was meant to halt fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
It came as Iran said the U.S. had violated a separate ceasefire by attacking southern Iran on Monday, in what the American military described as "defensive" strikes.
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Dozens of people were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanese officials said, straining a fragile ceasefire agreed between the countries in April. The attacks came as Iran accused the U.S. of violating a separate ceasefire with strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
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The U.S. and Iran have reportedly reached a preliminary 60-day ceasefire and nuclear talks deal, pending Donald Trump’s approval, Axios reports. Meanwhile, the GCC condemned Iran’s missile strike on a U.S. airbase in Kuwait, which Tehran said was retaliation for a U.S. strike near Bandar Abbas.
The Islamic Revolution’s Guards Corps of Iran (IRGC) said it carried out a retaliatory attack on a U.S. airbase in the early hours of Thursday. The airbase was used to target a ground control station on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport in Hormuzgan Province, which faces the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly reached a preliminary 60-day ceasefire and nuclear talks deal, pending Donald Trump’s approval, Axios reports. Meanwhile, the GCC condemned Iran’s missile strike on a U.S. airbase in Kuwait, which Tehran said was retaliation for a U.S. strike near Bandar Abbas.
The U.N. human rights office said Israeli forces may be committing unlawful killings near the military armistice line in Gaza, after data showed that roughly a third of verified Palestinian deaths since the October truce occurred close to the boundary area.
Hamas has confirmed the death of its armed wing chief, Mohammad Odeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, according to the Israeli military and Gaza health officials.
At least 31 people were killed and 40 injured in Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon, Beirut's government said on Wednesday, in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's army was stepping up operations in Lebanon.
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