Key events2m agoIran and Oman has formed a joint committee to discuss the strait of Hormuz13m agoHezbollah says fatal Israeli attack violates ceasefire agreement26m agoIranian ambassador warns any attacks on Lebanon will jeopardise talksIran and Oman has formed a joint committee to discuss the strait of HormuzIran and Oman has formed a joint committee to discuss the strait of Hormuz, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, said on Telegram on Tuesday.Under the memorandum of understanding, Iran is required to ensure toll-free passage for commercial vessels for at least 60 days, with full restoration of traffic within 30 days.However, Ghalibaf has long maintained that the “strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war conditions” and Tehran would begin charging ships to uses the strait after the 60-day period. “Iran has the right to sovereignty over the strait of Hormuz and of course we will receive a fee for services,” Ghalibaf said in an interview on state television.Hezbollah said Tuesday that Israeli soldiers had fired upon a group of civilians in the attack in southern Lebanon that killed two, Reuters reports.On Telegram, Israel Defense Forces said its soldiers had struck “armed terrorists” that posed an immediate threat to Israeli soldiers.Hezbollah says fatal Israeli attack violates ceasefire agreementHezbollah has issued a statement that the Israeli attack in southern Lebanon that kiled two is a violation of the ceasefire agreement with Israel, Reuters reports.More to come.Here’s some more on the two people killed by Israeli gunfire in southern Lebanon:Israeli soldiers had opened fire at a group of people ​near a bulldozer clearing a ‌road in the al-Deir ‌neighbourhood of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, according to Reuters, citing Lebanon’s state news agency NNA.The Israeli military told Reuters that it had struck “armed terrorists” who posed an immediate threat to Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.Since Hezbollah opened fire on Israel in support of Iran on March 2, bringing Lebanon into the conflict, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed more than 4,100 people, including 773 women, ⁠children and healthcare workers, according to the Lebanese health ministry. ​The toll ​does not say how many combatants ​are among the dead.Israeli attacks have also forced ​some 1.2m people from their ​homes in ​Lebanon.On the Israeli side, at least 32 soldiers and four civilians have been killed in rounds of hostilities with Hezbollah.Iranian ambassador warns any attacks on Lebanon will jeopardise talksHello and welcome to our live blog of the Middle East.The Iranian ambassador to the UN in Geneva has just warned that Tehran’s red line in negotiations with Washington is that Israel will cease attacks on Lebanon, including the capital of Beirut.