Hormuz chaos, Lebanon clashes dent peace hopes
Singapore/London/Tehran, April 19 -- 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 Donald Trump.
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 Masoud Pezeshkian, said in a statement.
"They wanted to close up the strait agai...
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