Intl desk: The United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks and meet in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, the Axios news site reports.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz lies solely with Tehran and warns that any attempt to bypass its preferred route in the waterway will cause “tension and escalation”.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says Beirut’s framework agreement with Israel “will not pass” and “will not be implemented” as it does not guarantee Lebanon’s rights.
Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Gaza as Syria condemns Israeli incursions into the southern provinces of Quneitra and Deraa, warning that the “continued attacks risk further escalation and tension across the region”.
The United States and Iran have agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for further discussions, according to another US official.
The back-and-forth over the weekend tested the fragile US-Iran agreement. President Donald Trump threatened more military action if Iranian strikes continue, while Iran warned ceasefire violations would “result in the complete halt of all diplomatic processes.”
Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian-American lawmaker, has condemned Trump’s recent social media post threatening Iran.
In a post on his Truth Social platform yesterday, confirming US attacks on Iran, the US president said Washington may “be forced to militarily complete the job” if Tehran does not abide by the deal that was signed by both countries.
“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” he wrote.
Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona, wrote on X that Trump’s rhetoric is “dangerous” and “unhinged”.
“Thousands of innocent people are dead, the region is in chaos, and our economy is devastated. This war must end now,” she said.
Source: International news agencies
