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Iran dealt two quick blows to the interim agreement with the United States on Saturday, angered by Israel’s continued attacks in Lebanon, saying it had closed the Strait of Hormuz and announcing that while its negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks, not much is likely to happen there.<\/p>\n

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Key mediator Pakistan, meanwhile, said the technical-level talks will begin on Sunday in B\u00fcrgenstock, Switzerland, with Qatari mediators also participating.<\/p>\n

In Tehran’s first salvo, Iran\u2019s joint military command said the strait had been closed, citing the Israeli attacks and U.S. \u201cbad faith\u201d and \u201cclear breach of its commitments\u201d by failing to end the war. Its statement on state television warned that \u201cif the aggression continues, subsequent steps have been planned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after that, the state broadcaster announced that Iran\u2019s negotiating team was going to Switzerland, a trip that had been originally planned for Friday. State media said the team includes parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and central bank and oil officials, among others.<\/p>\n

Iran’s team departs for talks as uncertainty grows<\/b><\/p>\n

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Bagahei, however, signaled that little might happen until Iran feels the U.S. is living up to the deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis trip is therefore about demanding that the other side fulfill its obligations,\u201d he said, adding that negotiations toward a final agreement will begin only once key commitments are upheld. If they are not, he said, \u201cthen the memorandum of understanding as a whole will be jeopardized.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Washington, Vice President JD Vance confirmed that the top U.S. negotiators \u2014 Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff \u2014 were already in Switzerland and have been working through technical details of the anticipated negotiations on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

Vance told Fox News that he expects to leave for Switzerland \u201csometime the next couple of days\u201d but acknowledged that \u201cit\u2019s always a delicate coordination dance.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of efforts to revive the direct talks, Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Araghchi in Tehran earlier Saturday, according to officials in Islamabad who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the of the issue.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the global economy braced for more uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Iran’s announcement, which it did not address, the U.S. military said commercial ship traffic continued through the strait on Saturday, with 55 merchant ships transiting, \u201cmoving large amounts of cargo and more than 17 million barrels of oil to global markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not clear when in the day they had transited.<\/p>\n

Ships began transiting after the interim U.S.-Iran agreement was signed earlier in the week, a milestone that has left plenty of questions unanswered.<\/p>\n

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Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill at least 16<\/b><\/p>\n

Earlier Saturday, Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement there. Seven people remained trapped under the rubble after the strikes hit the southern city of Nabatiyeh and nearby villages, Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency said.<\/p>\n

The death toll in the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah has now surpassed 4,000, Lebanon\u2019s health ministry later announced.<\/p>\n

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Mediators were scrambling to halt the fighting between Israel and the militant Hezbollah group after a heavy exchange on Friday killed at least 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n

An Israeli military official said Hezbollah had fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight. The official spoke anonymously in line with regulations. Israel’s army said it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets and militants in southern Lebanon, including Hezbollah command centers.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Israeli ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, said Israel \u201cremains firmly committed to an immediate ceasefire\u201d if Hezbollah honors the agreement and ceases hostilities.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Hezbollah said it had committed to the ceasefire but blamed Israel for violating it several times Friday night. A statement by the group’s military wing said it would abide by the ceasefire but would also repel attacks by Israeli troops.<\/p>\n

The conflict could sink the US-Iran deal<\/b><\/p>\n

Hezbollah and Israel went to war two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, with Hezbollah firing rockets and drones at northern Israel and Israel seizing large swaths of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Neither Israel nor Hezbollah are signatories to the deal, which calls for a halt to military operations in Lebanon and for the country’s sovereignty to be respected.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep Israeli forces in southern Lebanon until any threat to Israel is eliminated. Hezbollah has refused to halt its attacks unless Israel commits to withdrawing from Lebanon, which Iran says is also a condition of the deal.<\/p>\n

A new round of U.S.-backed talks between the Lebanese government and Israel is expected to take place in Washington next week.<\/p>\n

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Fighting continues near the Israel-Lebanon border<\/b><\/p>\n

A strike on Barish village killed four members of a family: parents and two children. In Arab Salim village, a body was pulled from a destroyed house, and in Doueir and Kfar Rumman villages, drone strikes killed a person on a motorcycle and a Lebanese soldier. Nine people were killed in strikes in Qannarit, Sohmor and Shehour villages.<\/p>\n

Smoke rose into the sky over southern Lebanon and Israeli jets flew low over the coastal city of Tyre. Residents told The Associated Press they were relieved that Tyre had been spared in recent days, but now they were reminded that the war is not over.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur entire lives would change if there\u2019s a ceasefire,\u201d said one resident, Hussein Khoshman.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu’s office did not immediately comment on ceasefire efforts.<\/p>\n

Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said Israeli forces were operating in a \u201cforward defense zone\u201d and would continue doing so.<\/p>\n

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