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I'm Dan Schwartzman.
The U.S.
and Iran's two-week ceasefire could already be in trouble as Israeli strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon have threatened to derail the fragile agreement.
Earlier in the day, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the U.S.
had won the war over Iran.
That's Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Meanwhile, Tehran had pledged to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the crucial waterway remains largely blocked with over 800 ships stuck.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says the U.S.
expects the Strait of Hormuz to be open.
That's White House Press Secretary Caroline Levin.
Meanwhile, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says in a statement posted on X that three clauses of the ceasefire proposal with the U.S.
have already been violated so far.
The first would be Israel's continued assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon, the second being a drone violating Iranian airspace, and the third being the denial of Iran's, quote, right to enrichment.
Ghalibaf says that a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations would be unreasonable with these violations.
Israel says they backed the two-week ceasefire with Iran, though they do say it does not extend to their operations in Lebanon.
The IDF carrying out its largest operation against Hezbollah since the start of the Iran war, targeting more than 100 Hezbollah command centers and military sites.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says Israel is backing the U.S.
That's White House Press Secretary Caroline Levin.
President Trump is meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today, with Trump expected to discuss whether the U.S.
should leave the organization based on the president's anger that the alliance refused to help protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and even went as far as to not allow the U.S.