Iran’s government said Israeli “ceasefire violations in Iran and Lebanon” were discussed Wednesday during a phone call between Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Asim Munir.
The readout from the Iranian foreign ministry did not provide any further detail on the alleged violations of the conditional two-week ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. that President Trump announced Tuesday evening.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel did not consider its war against Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon to be part of the ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, and that war continued with a new intensity on Wednesday.
There were reports by Iranian state media earlier in the day of explosions near an oil refinery on the country’s Persian Gulf island of Lavan, and on Siri Island, further southeast, near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier Wednesday, half of a dozen U.S.-allied states in the Gulf region reported incoming Iranian missile and drone fire, but there were no reports of serious injuries, and the timing of those attacks remained unclear.
Neither the U.S. nor Israel have acknowledged any strikes on Iran since the Mr. Trump announced the conditional ceasefire, which was brokered by Pakistan.
Araghchi “expressed appreciation for the constructive and responsible role of the Pakistani government” and to Munir personally for “his continuous and effective efforts to end the war and strengthen peace and security in the region,” the Iranian foreign ministry said.
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