Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – Middle East crisis live

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Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a ‘complete halt’ to talks.

Hassan Fadlallah, a Hezbollah lawmaker, has warned about “internal conflict” within Lebanon over the country’s agreement with Israel, which the Iran-backed militant group rejects – and further stated that he does not believe that the deal will actually be implemented.

Lebanon and Israel signed a 14-point framework agreement in Washington on Friday designed to work towards an end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Included in the deal is plans to disarm Hezbollah.

Now, Fadlallah’s comments come after Lebanese president Joseph Aoun told US president Donald Trump in a phone call that the Lebanese state “will assume its responsibilities” in implementing the framework agreement.

Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem had said on Saturday that the group would treat the deal as “null and void” and described it as “a surrender of sovereignty”.

Lebanon’s national human rights commission said in a statement that no agreement should prevent victims from seeking justice.

“The commission emphasises that prosecuting perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture does not constitute an act of hostility or a political stance, but rather a legitimate exercise of the rights to justice,” the statement said.

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The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRCG has said on state-run SNN TV that it will respond with more force if there are any more blow-for-blow attacks from the US.

“As we predicted, the enemy is an enemy that breaks its commitments, is deceitful, and cannot be trusted. At any moment, at any stage of the negotiations, it may take certain actions,” said spokesperson Hossein Mohebi – as reported in Al Jazeera.

Mohebi said: “Whatever action the enemy takes in this regard, we have responded to it, and we will respond to it. We repeat: If the enemy breaks its commitments and violates the ceasefire, we will respond more strongly than before, and we stress we will respond even more forcefully. We regard such moves by the e