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View all search resultsOil tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and the United States said it lifted its blockade on Iran on Thursday as an interim deal to end the war took effect, though key issues are still unresolved between the two countries.
The US and Iran have been engaged in largely indirect negotiations to secure an interim deal to halt the three-month-old war that would leave issues including Iran's nuclear programme to further negotiations.
Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the US military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were either thwarted or failed, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress.
The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming its war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons.
The Foreign Ministry confirmed that 744 Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel are scheduled to depart for the conflict-hit region on May 22 as part of the regular rotation of Indonesian peacekeepers stationed in southern Lebanon.
The United States State Department would hold negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement on June 2 and 3 and that the Pentagon would bring together delegations from the countries' militaries on May 29.
Chief Pvt. Rico Pramudia, who was injured during an attack by Israeli forces in Lebanon on March 29, died from his wounds on April 24, bringing the total casualties among United Nations peacekeepers in the country to six.
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