US-Iran tensions: Macron calls for stability, rejects ‘blockade’ approach on Iran; IDF strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire

The Middle East crisis entered another tense day on Friday with the Strait of Hormuz again at the centre of the standoff between Washington and Tehran.

Trump said the US was in “total control” of the key oil route and would not rush into a deal, while Iranian leaders dismissed his claims of infighting and said the country remained united behind Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei.

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