The situation in the Middle East remains tense and unstable. Reports of peace talks between Iran and the US reflect only attempts to establish a dialogue. At the same time, Israel, despite the declared ceasefire, continues to strike Lebanon, and this indicates a de facto violation of the ceasefire. In general, the region remains in a state of protracted escalation of tension, and the risks of further escalation of this tension remain.

Armenian News-NEWS.am presents below a brief overview of the main developments that took place in and regarding the Middle East as of early Wednesday morning.

The US military carried out strikes on Iran after intelligence had recorded—24 hours ago—potentially dangerous activities by the Iranian military, as per several officials, The New York Times reported.

According to them, after that, American warplanes sank two high-speed boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which were trying to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump has once again accused a number of major American media outlets of biased coverage of the events related to the Iranian conflict.

Since the beginning of the naval blockade, the US Navy has already detained 108 merchant ships related to Iran. This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East.

Israel has struck the new leader of the military wing of the Hamas movement, Mohammed Odeh. This was informed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.