{"id":2359,"date":"2026-08-05T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:11:41","slug":"tensions-in-lebanon-and-other-news-from-across-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2359","title":{"rendered":"Tensions in Lebanon and other news from across the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tensions are rising in Lebanon, while U.S. President <span>Donald Trump<\/span> says a deal could be reached soon to reopen the <span>Strait of Hormuz<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2357\">Moroccan families seek missing loved ones after the migrant surge to Spain\u2019s Ceuta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Wednesday. Full coverage can be found <span>here<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>Israel tells residents to leave village in southern Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p>For the first time in weeks, Israel\u2019s military told residents of an area of <span>Lebanon<\/span> to evacuate. The military said the warning for the village of Mansouri was in response to what it described as \u201ca blatant violation of the ceasefire\u201d by the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.<\/p>\n<p>The military later said it was conducting \u201cprecise strikes\u201d in southern Lebanon. Lebanon\u2019s Health Ministry said one person was killed and 12 wounded in an Israeli strike in the town of Tebnine.<\/p>\n<p>The escalation came as Lebanese and Israeli negotiators met in Rome for a second day to discuss implementation of a deal under which Israeli forces are supposed to withdraw from areas they occupy in southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah\u2019s disarmament. <\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive diplomacy, said the second day of talks ended early \u201cdue to events on the ground\u201d but could continue on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has largely held since June 20. The fighting erupted two days after the Iran war began when Hezbollah fired at Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Lee in Washington<\/p>\n<h2>Trump says a Strait of Hormuz deal could come Wednesday<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2355\">Russian drone factory director badly injured in car explosion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran and Oman, the country on the other side of the strait, are inching toward an agreement on the critical waterway that could ease pressure on the global economy and potentially help end the war.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. and Israel <span>launched the war on Feb. 28<\/span>, citing goals including toppling Tehran\u2019s government and ending its nuclear program. But the conflict has devolved into a fight over the strait as Iran asserts control and its attacks on shipping have brought traffic to a near-halt. The U.S. recently reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>Closure of the strait, through which <span>a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and natural gas<\/span> passed before the war, has driven up the price of fuel and related goods far beyond the region, roiling the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is under mounting pressure to end the <span>unpopular war<\/span> ahead of midterm congressional elections later this year.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>US lifts sanctions on 3 Iran-linked companies<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. lifted sanctions on three Iran-linked companies. A Treasury official said it came after an appeal and was not indicative of any shift in U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>One company is Fly Baghdad Airlines, sanctioned in January 2024 for allegedly providing assistance to Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard and Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Sanctions also were lifted on Iraq Express and another Fly Baghdad-linked firm.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2353\">The Danube River\u2019s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fatima Hussein in Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s military for the first time in weeks has told residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate, citing a \u201cblatant violation of the ceasefire\u201d by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. The military on Wednesday said it is conducting \u201cprecise strikes\u201d in the area. A shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has largely held since June 20, after fighting erupted shortly after the Iran war began. The escalation came as Lebanese and Israeli negotiators met in Rome. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tensions in Lebanon and other news from across the Middle East - Top Moving Pros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2359\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tensions in Lebanon and other news from across the Middle East - Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Israel&#039;s military for the first time in weeks has told residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate, citing a \u201cblatant violation of the ceasefire\u201d by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. 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