Iran latest: Strait of Hormuz closes as Tehran and accuses US and Israel of violating ceasefire deal

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon on Saturday

As we've been reporting, the Iranian military says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz, blaming "America's blatant breach of promise" on the deal to bring about an end to the war.

It highlights the first paragraph of the 14-point deal, which declares an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon".

It comes after reports that about two dozen people have been killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon - less than 24 hours after a new ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced.

A US official said yesterday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed a ceasefire, following concerns that continued clashes would undermine the deal to end the war between the US and Iran.

The Israeli military confirmed that a ceasefire was in effect, but later a spokesman said its forces would "continue to remove immediate threats".

A Hezbollah official told the BBC it does not recognise the ceasefire that was announced by US officials on Friday afternoon, and it rejects the Israeli objective to operate freely inside Lebanon.

Earlier today, local officials said 16 people have been killed in the Nabatieh district and seven in neighbouring Saida, in Lebanon.

The Israeli military said it had struck "dozens" of Hezbollah targets after the group fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in the region.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah have both accused each other today of repeated ceasefire violations.