Iran on Saturday reimposed restrictions on vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Israel attacked targets in Lebanon, undermining expectations of an imminent peace deal touted by US President
The Islamic Republic broadcast to ships that the waterway was closed to maritime traffic, and one supertanker reported gunfire, according to owners of vessels in the area who asked not to be identified because of the security situation.
“With repeated breaches of trust and exploitation of this great concession for propaganda purposes, the strait was blocked again,” Mehdi Tabatabaei, spokesman for Iranian President