Iran says closed Hormuz Strait due to U.S., Israeli "violations" of peace MoU, negotiating team to depart for Switzerland soon - media
Iran's main military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters announced Saturday the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing U.S. "breach" of the newly-signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) and Israel's ceasefire "violations" in southern Lebanon, Xinhua reports, citing Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei was quoted by Mehr as saying that the Iranian negotiating team will leave Tehran for Switzerland in a few minutes.
According to a report by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency, the team will follow up on and demand the fulfillment of U.S. commitments, including forcing Israel to stop its attacks on Lebanon.
Earlier in the day, Lebanon's National News Agency reported that at least five people were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks across southern Lebanon overnight and early Saturday, whereas the Israeli military said Saturday in a statement that Hezbollah launched over 50 projectiles toward its soldiers in southern Lebanon throughout the night.
Earlier, Qazinform reported Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire that had come into force at 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday.