Iran said on Sunday it has halted retaliatory attacks in the region after the United States stopped its strikes on the country for the past two nights.
“These attacks continued until two nights ago, but over the past two nights the Americans have stopped their attacks,” said army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia. “Since… our strategy has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations.”
Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they downed a Saudi drone over the northwest of Yemen, a day after the Yemeni group claimed it attacked oil facilities in the Gulf kingdom.
The Houthi’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group “successfully shot down a Turkish-made… armed reconnaissance drone belonging to the Saudi enemy while it was conducting hostile operations”.
In Lebanon, its army condemned ongoing Israeli military activities in the country’s south that it said were preventing its full deployment under a framework deal reached with Israel last month.
“Israeli occupation forces continue their attacks and violations of current understandings and of international laws through the systematic destruction and bulldozing of homes, bombardment and sweeps with automatic weapons in several southern areas,” an army statement said, adding that “the continuation of these attacks obstructs the army’s full deployment according to current agreements and prevents the return of residents to their villages and towns”.
On the other hand, an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a sea mine, after deviating from the course specified by Iran, according to Iranian media. (AFP/Agencies)
