Cyprus Mail18 Jun 2026

First tankers cross Hormuz after Iran deal; Israeli strikes stir doubt in Lebanon

First tankers cross Hormuz after Iran deal; Israeli strikes stir doubt in Lebanon

Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies.

But in Lebanon, where more than a million people are displaced by the fighting, Israeli forces launched fresh airstrikes on Thursday morning, raising doubt about how far Trump will go to force his wartime allies to halt an offensive he has now pledged to end....

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