Tehran says deal to end war a ‘declaration of US defeat’

Displaced Palestinian children collect water.

• Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says deal to end the war with US was not the result of pressure and coercion.

• Israel’s army says it attacked Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon.

• Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz says military will not withdraw from Lebanon, even if US demands it.

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran will not be able to charge tolls in the Strait of Hormuz when a final deal is agreed on.

Price of Brent crude falls to near four-month low

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading at $74.80 per barrel at 12:34 GMT today, according to Bloomberg.

This marks the first time the benchmark has fallen below $75 per barrel since February 27, the day before the US-Israeli war on Iran started, according to Reuters.

Two killed in Israeli drone attack in southern Lebanon: Report

At least two people have been killed in an Israeli drone attack in the southern Nabatieh area, Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting.

The attack targeted a vehicle on the Tallat al-Dabsha road near Kfar Remman, NNA said.

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• RUbio thanks the UAE for its ‘leadership and unparalleled support’

Tommy Pigott, a spokesperson for the US Department of State, has provided more details of the meeting between Marco Rubio and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and senior UAE leaders in Abu Dhabi.

The two men discussed President Trump’s efforts to secure full and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and the importance of peace and stability in the region. They also discussed the strong bilateral US-UAE ties and continued partnership in the areas of defence and commerce, Pigott said.

Rubio “thanked the UAE for their leadership and unparalleled support, praised their courage and resilience in the face of Iran’s attacks, and reaffirmed the US commitment to the security of the Emirates”.

The two men discussed the US memorandum of understanding with Iran [US State Department]