00:00 The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz has reignited with Iran slamming the passageway shut just hours after re-opening it. The regime says it’s in retaliation against Donald Trump for his failure to lift a US blockade on Iranian ports. Iranian forces have reportedly fired on at least one Indian-flagged oil tanker, and another vessel has also been hit. 02:16 Middle East Correspondent Bridget Rollason says the situation is putting renewed pressure on chances of extending the fragile ceasefire which is due to expire in days. 02:50 Emanuel Macron says Hezbollah is likely responsible for an attack which killed a French UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon.
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