Here are the latest developments related to the war in the Middle East on Tuesday:
– Oil prices are rising in Asia, with WTI up by 1.45% to $97.77 and Brent up by 1.38% to $109.72 at 4:15 GMT. – The bombing on the first day of the war at the Minab school in southern Iran, one of the most dramatic tragedies of the conflict, resulted in 155 deaths including 120 children, revised from the earlier figure of 175, according to a report from the Iranian state television on Tuesday. – The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli strikes in the south of the country have killed four people, including a woman, and injured 51, including three children, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday that the dual threat of rockets and drones from the pro-Iranian Hezbollah requires continued military action in Lebanon. – Iran must make “major concessions,” says French Foreign Minister French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stated that Iran must make “major concessions” in peace talks to end the war in the Middle East. – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed on Monday that Hezbollah will lead Lebanon to disaster after the leader of the pro-Iranian movement opposed direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. “Naim Qassem is playing with fire, and this fire will burn Hezbollah and all of Lebanon,” Katz told the UN envoy to Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, in a statement. – The head of the UN maritime agency reiterated on Monday that there is “no legal basis” for a right of passage in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran claims to want to establish. “There is no legal basis for the introduction of any tax, duty, or fee on straits used for international navigation,” said the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez.
