SRINAGAR: Less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, the Islamic Republic has shut the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the Associated Press reported.
According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, Tehran has halted the movement of oil tankers through the crucial maritime route following Israel’s strikes in Lebanon.
Fars reported that two oil tankers were allowed to pass through the strait earlier in the day after the ceasefire between Iran and the United States came into effect.
“Simultaneous with Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been stopped,” the agency said.
