Iran reports fresh strikes near Qeshm Island and accuses US over ‘barbaric’ hospital attack – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian reports that Lebanon announced it will end Hezbollah's military presence. Lebanon's foreign minister Youssef Raggi said the decision affirms that war, peace, and foreign policy are the exclusive authority of the Lebanese state—not militias operating independently. The announcement is part of US-brokered negotiations with Israel. Meanwhile, Iran reported that US missiles struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and claimed the US attacked a children's cancer hospital in Ahvaz, forcing evacuation. The reports underscore an escalating military crisis in the Middle East.

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