The two-week ceasefire, which representatives of the United States, Israel and Iran were able to agree on, was violated, closing the Strait of Hormuz again. This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, April 8, on his page in X.
“And here it is: the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. The official commented on a previous post, in which he expressed doubts about the success of the current truce in the Middle East. “The Strait of Hormuz has been closed again.
The movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz stopped due to attacks launched by Israeli forces on Lebanese territory. Earlier, the media reported that Israel violated the truce by attacking an oil refinery in southern Iran.
There were also reports of several explosions at a refinery located on an Iranian island. Later, the Iranian Foreign Ministry officially announced that Israel had violated the truce announced by the White House.
On April 7, US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy “an entire civilization” in Iran, but later announced a two-week truce with the Islamic Republic. What is known about the situation in the Middle East – in the article “Moscow Evening”.