It comes after the US and Iran signed a deal aimed at ending the conflict earlier this week.

Iran said it had closed the strait after Israel struck Lebanon Saturday, violating the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week.

Iran will once again close the Strait of Hormuz due to what the country’s leaders called an “ongoing violation of the ceasefire.”

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Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. "bad faith" in their interim agreement on the war. Iran's negotiators are heading to Switzerland for talks that mediator Pakistan says will begin Sunday,

Lebanese state media say the latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 16, escalating tensions and threatening a U.S.-Iran deal.

US and Iranian negotiators are heading for fresh talks in Switzerland. Both Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of violating a ceasefire announced on Friday.