A two-week cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran teetered on its first day as Israel launched massive attacks on Lebanon and Iran threatened to reverse its plan to open the Strait of Hormuz to traffic.
Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accused the U.S. of several key violations of its 10-point framework to end the war, making both the cease-fire and negotiations for a long-term peace agreement effectively meaningless.
President Trump said the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week pause in fighting, conditional on the immediate reopening of the strait, while pointing to progress on a 10-point proposal from Tehran.
Four ships were allowed to pass on Wednesday, the fewest so far in April, down from more than 100 a day before the war.
Iran is requiring ships to work out toll arrangements ahead of time and then pay the fees in cryptocurrency or yuan, mediators and ship brokers said.
Israel, which wasn't formally part of the Iran negotiations, expressed unhappiness after learning that a deal was completed without its consultation.
The White House said on Wednesday that Israel's conflict with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon wasn't part of the cease-fire deal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the cease-fire with the U.S. must include a pause in Israel's conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
