Israel, Lebanon extending ceasefire
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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,
The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.
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The two delegations meeting in Washington agreed to extend the ceasefire by 45 days. The Israeli military, however, carried out new airstrikes in southern Lebanon the day after the agreement was reached.