Oil tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz was suspended after Israeli attacks on Lebanon, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency on Wednesday.
Fars reported that tanker traffic stopped at the same time the Israeli strikes began, though it did not give additional operational details.
The agency also stated that earlier on Wednesday, following United States President, Donald Trump’s acceptance of Iran’s terms and the establishment of a ceasefire, two oil tankers were allowed to move safely through the key shipping route.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it carried out strikes on more than 100 locations “within 10 minutes” across Beirut, the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon, describing it as the “largest” coordinated assault since the current conflict began.
On Tuesday, Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, saying Tehran had submitted a “workable” 10-point proposal for talks.
The ceasefire declaration came less than two hours before the expiration of a deadline Trump had repeatedly extended for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and accept an agreement or face “the destruction of an entire civilization.”
