00:02The two-week ceasefire with Iran is already tenuous this morning, with Iran accusing the United States and Israel of
00:09violating the terms of the deal after attacks on Lebanon.
00:13The Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah says in retaliation it launched, quote, a large barrage of rockets at a settlement
00:21in Israel overnight.
00:22The Israeli military announced this morning it killed Ali Youssef Karshi, the nephew and personal secretary of Hezbollah Secretary General
00:31Naim Qasim, in what it calls its most powerful attacks yet on Lebanon Wednesday.
00:38They say Karshi played a central role in providing Qasim security.
00:42The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health says Wednesday's strikes claimed the lives of at least 182 people.
00:48Iran and other world powers, including some U.S. allies, have condemned Israel's strikes, saying they violate the ceasefire deal.
00:57But President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insist the ceasefire deal does not include Lebanon.
01:04Despite that, an Iranian delegation is still set to arrive in Pakistan Thursday night ahead of talks about a permanent
01:11ceasefire with the U.S.
01:13Pakistan, which is mediating, says those talks could begin as early as Friday.
01:17The White House has confirmed that Vice President J.D. Vance will lead the U.S. negotiating team.
01:23Vance told reporters in Hungary that it is his understanding that Israel will now back off its attacks on Lebanon
01:30for the good of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
01:33Meanwhile, President Trump says American troops will remain in the region until, quote, the real agreement reached is fully complied
01:40with.
01:41In a related topic, the Strait of Hormuz appears to be closed again this morning as Iran claims the United
01:48States violated the ceasefire.
01:50The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says shipping through the critical waterway is now halted.
01:56Traffic had begun to resume after the ceasefire went into effect.
02:00Marine traffic data, however, shows most ships remained anchored in the Persian Gulf, and only four passed through on Wednesday.
02:08The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization is urging vessel operators to use alternative shipping routes to avoid potential naval mines.
02:16It comes after semi-official news agencies in Iran published a chart showing Iran's military put sea mines into the
02:24Strait of Hormuz during the war.
02:26The chart was dated from February 28th until April 9th, and it's not clear if any of the mines have
02:32been removed.
02:33Vice President J.D. Vance restated Wednesday night that if Iran does not follow through on its promise to reopen
02:40the Strait, the ceasefire will end.
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