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action against Iran, causing oil prices to rise. He has since rowed back. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images “I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against
Hezbollah.” Despite clear intentions by Israel to violate their maritime agreement, Lebanese Energy Minister Joe Saddi was matter-of-fact, telling the Reuters news agency on April 19: “From a legal point of view, this
Action on Armed Violence - said the conflict being fought across multiple countries means casualty figures "are often incomplete, delayed or impossible to independently verify". He added that "the final death toll will likely remain contested
actions", which included a US drone being shot down over international waters. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces for an attack on Iran
military not to carry out the scheduled attack. However, he said, he “further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice
responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian
action “unacceptable” and said it would bypass Washington and negotiate with the deal’s other signatories. On May 21, Washington made new demands that Iran make sweeping changes – from dropping its nuclear programme altogether
responses will be broader and will encompass all American-Zionist targets in the region,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said in a statement. Israel responded to that by carrying out multiple attacks across Iran
Hezbollah’s disarmament as a priority, with no mention of a truce or a withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon. **Circling back to [JD Vance’s comments](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3#block-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3) about whether more talks
action. Trump also said Iran was removing "all sea mines," with the help of the U.S., presumably referring to mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil [prices tumbled](https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-oil-iran-war-50e10bf2aa9b0b658c51e17db3eb3b13) and stock markets
Hezbollah, which has killed more than 3,800 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Iranian Foreign Minister [Abbas Araghchi](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-trump-oil-hormuz-5a1d5142470e0de7349c409e2d566fce) has made clear that Iran considers Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon
military invasion. Ismail Qaani, the head of the Quds Force, the foreign branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), visited Baghdad at the weekend, aiming to break the leadership deadlock, according to sources
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that troops would continue operations against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran said that Israel's operations against Hezbollah prompted its missile strikes on Israel, first on Sunday