Fragile ceasefire in the balance as Iran says it is halting Strait of Hormuz traffic

The last-minute ceasefire deal is already being put to the test, as both President Donald Trump and Iran have hailed it as a win for their respective countries.

Strait of Hormuz: Iran has halted oil tanker traffic through the vital waterway following Israel’s attack on Lebanon, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Fars reported that only two oil tankers have passed through the strait since the ceasefire began.

The Israel Defense Forces reported carrying out their largest coordinated attack on the country since the war began, resulting in hundreds killed and wounded, according to Lebanon’s health minister. Trump stated today that the ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon are “not included” in the two-week ceasefire agreement.

In the region, two US-allied Arab countries reported earlier that they were targeted by Iranian drones and missiles.

Pakistan’s prime minister has invited delegations from Iran and the US to Islamabad for discussions on Friday.

When President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran yesterday, he said the US had received a 10-point peace proposal that he believed was a “workable basis on which to negotiate.”

But when Iran later released a 10-point proposal to reporters, it was different from the one to which Trump was referring, a White House official told CNN today.

The extent and nature of the differences was not immediately clear. The White House official did not elaborate.

Trump has repeatedly expressed frustration over what Iran was saying publicly about the ceasefire deal. Last night, he derided a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council that claimed victory in the deal as a “FRAUD” and attacked CNN for reporting on it. Today, he suggested on Truth Social that some of the agreements circulating publicly were not being discussed behind closed doors.