Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again despite agreeing to a ceasefire with Donald Trump. The Fars News Agency is reporting that oil tankers are no longer allowed to pass through the vital shipping route because Israel has not halted its attacks against Lebanon since the ceasefire was agreed.

After the US and Iran agreed on a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, Iran gave permission for two oil tankers to safely pass through the strait. These could be the last two for a while if the state media reports are to be believed, though there has been no official confirmation of the closure.

Hours after the ceasefire announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks, though it was not clear if the strikes would void the deal.

Iran said the deal would allow it to formalise its new practice of charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while Donald Trump said the US would work with Tehran to remove buried enriched uranium.

Pakistan and others said fighting would pause in Lebanon, which Israel has invaded to fight the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, but Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal doesn’t cover fighting against Hezbollah.

Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut on Wednesday afternoon without warning, killing dozens and wounding hundreds of people.

The ceasefire may also formalise a system of charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz that Iran instituted — and give it a new source of revenue.

Iranian attacks and threats deterred many commercial ships from passing through the waterway, through which 20% of all traded oil and natural gas passes in peacetime.

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