US banned Israel from bombing Lebanon again, says Trump

US banned Israel from bombing Lebanon again, says Trump The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Friday (17) that Israel will no longer bomb Lebanon. Trump said he had banned the Israeli government from carrying out further attacks. “Israel will no longer bomb Lebanon. They are FORBIDDEN from doing so by the USA. Enough!”, wrote the American on his social network Truth Social. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp LIVE: Follow the latest news on the war in the Middle East ➡️Israel has been attacking Lebanon since the beginning of March, in the wake of the war between the USA, Israel and Iran, and claims to be targeting Hezbollah, a group financed by Iran that has once again attacked northern Israel. Earlier, Trump thanked Iran for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, an important route for global oil trade. The release of the maritime route had been announced by the Iranian regime shortly before, which stated that all ships will be able to circulate there for the remaining period of the truce, which expires on Wednesday (22). Smoke in Nabatieh, Lebanon, after an attack by Israel, on April 16, 2026. Reuters In a post on the Truth Social network, Trump also said that the passage is now “fully open” and “ready for full passage” of ships: “Iran has just announced that the Iran Strait is completely open and ready for full passage. Thank you!” After Trump maintained the blockade, a senior Iranian military official stated, in a statement on state TV, that commercial vessels must pass through the Strait of Hormuz following a determined route and with the permission of the Revolutionary Guard Navy. The announcement is Iran’s first major nod to a deal to end the war. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is one of the main demands of the United States in the negotiations between the two parties. Earlier, data from the maritime transport monitoring website Kpler already showed that circulation through the strait had resumed. Three Iranian tankers left the Gulf of Iran, carrying 5 million barrels of crude oil, the first such shipments since the US blockade of Iranian ports on Monday (13). Earlier this Friday, the leaders of France and the United Kingdom brought together colleagues from dozens of other countries, without the presence of the United States, to discuss plans for reopening the strait. Europe discusses reopening of the Strait of Hormuz Since the start of the current war in the Middle East, at the end of February, Iran has closed the passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the only route through the sea from the Persian Gulf, where major oil producers are located. Ships transporting around 20% of all the oil and gas consumed in the world usually travel through the strait.

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