Iran’s central military command on Saturday said that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed again over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon. It called the move the “first step” in a response to what it described as a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the United States. Ships had begun transiting the waterway after the interim US-Iran agreement was signed earlier in the week.
DW News spoke with Fawaz Gerges, a Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics about these latest developments.
Chapters:
00:00 Iran closes Strait of Hormuz following Lebanon attacks
00:57 Fawaz Gerges: Iran wants Trump to rein in Netanyahu
02:26 IDF expanding security zone in southern Lebanon despite MoU
03:37 Iran sees Lebanon as litmus test for US committment
05:20 Will Hezbollah abide by the ceasefire?
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