Lebanese PM Condemns Attack on UN Post

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers, saying he had issued “strict instructions” for an immediate investigation to identify those responsible and hold them accountable.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam calls for an investigation after an attack on UN peacekeepers, as regional tensions rise from Lebanon to the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: Nawaf Salam نواف سلام‎ Facebook)

Hezbollah later denied involvement, Haaretz reported.

The ceasefire in Lebanon has exposed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political vulnerability, according to Haaretz columnist Jonathan Lis, who wrote that Israel was forced to back down under U.S. pressure.

He also argued that Iran played a decisive role in pushing for the ceasefire.

A day after both Iran and the United States said the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to commercial shipping, Iran’s armed forces reportedly reversed that position amid a U.S. blockade of its ports, according to Fars News Agency.

Shortly afterward, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces were enforcing a maritime blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports.

A U.K.-based maritime security monitor later reported that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, while an “unknown projectile” struck a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Fox News subsequently reported that the strait was “effectively closed” and under Revolutionary Guard control.