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The US-Israel ceasefire with Iran is still holding one week later<\/strong>, with renewed hopes for peace talks. <\/p>\n

Israel and Lebanon <\/strong>held their first direct negotiations<\/a><\/strong> in over four decades overnight in<\/strong> Washington<\/strong>, days after Israel launched deadly attacks on Beirut that killed hundreds in a single day. Hezbollah was not sitting at the table during the talks, after \u201crejecting\u201d the talks, which are primarily designed to weed out Hezbollah from Lebanon, particularly in the country\u2019s south.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Iran and the US are reportedly set to return to their negotiations, but they <\/strong>can\u2019t even seem to agree on when that\u2019s happening.<\/strong> While US President Donald Trump suggested<\/a> the second round of talks with Tehran could happen \u201cin the next two days,\u201d Iran maintains that there is no information available as yet. The first round of talks in Islamabad over the weekend came to a close without an agreement and ended with the US deciding to kick off a counter-blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s the latest on Hormuz anyway?<\/strong> So far, movement has continued to trickle through the Strait of Hormuz, with some heading to the UAE, despite the US\u2019 blockade (which Saudi Arabia is pushing Washington to end<\/a>). A US-sanctioned Chinese tanker has already passed through the strait since the US\u2019 blockade began, according to shipping data<\/a>. The tanker was heading to the UAE\u2019s Hamriyah port. Still, the blockade of Iranian ports has been inconsistent at best<\/a>, with the US intercepting two Iranian oil tankers<\/a> as they attempted to leave ports yesterday, but at least four other vessels \u2014 including two coming from Iranian ports \u2014 managed to pass through the strait. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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