{"text":[[{"start":13.35,"text":"The US said it had conducted new strikes on Iran in retaliation for a drone attack that struck a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week."}],[{"start":23.25,"text":"US Central Command said American aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites following Tehran’s attack on Thursday on a Singapore-flagged ship, the Ever Lovely, which was exiting the narrow waterway along Oman’s coast."}],[{"start":39.9,"text":"“The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire. Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behaviour undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor,” Centcom said on Friday evening."}],[{"start":58.25,"text":"The strikes were announced just hours after US President Donald Trump described Iran’s drone attack on the Ever Lovely as a “foolish violation” of Washington’s ceasefire with Tehran, which was extended for a 60-day period earlier this month."}],[{"start":73.15,"text":"International oil benchmark Brent jumped 1 per cent on the news to $73.50 a barrel."}],[{"start":80.05000000000001,"text":"“Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone,” US vice-president JD Vance posted on X.”But violence will be met with violence.”"}],[{"start":95.35000000000001,"text":"The latest strikes threaten to undermine efforts to reopen the strait under the memorandum of understanding the US and Iran signed earlier this month. "}],[{"start":105.9,"text":"The interim agreement called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for Iran to allow maritime traffic in the strategic waterway to return to prewar levels. "}],[{"start":114.9,"text":"The International Maritime Organization paused its evacuation plan for ships stuck in the strait on Thursday, following Iran’s attack on the Ever Lovely. "}],[{"start":123.4,"text":"Vance travelled to Switzerland last weekend for talks with Iranian officials seeking to build on the 60-day ceasefire agreed in the MoU. "}],[{"start":131.05,"text":"The deal between the US and Iran has been on shaky ground since it was signed almost two weeks ago. Iranian officials have sought to link the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah in Lebanon, which has not been party to the talks, to efforts to end its war with the US."}],[{"start":148.35000000000002,"text":"Trump and Vance have criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his continued strikes in Lebanon, as Washington has sought to broker a deal with Tehran. "}],[{"start":158.50000000000003,"text":"Lebanese and Israeli officials signed a framework deal with the US in Washington on Friday after four days of talks aimed at ending the war in Lebanon and disarming Hizbollah. "}],[{"start":169.40000000000003,"text":"Nawaf Salam, prime minister of Lebanon, said the deal “aims to secure Israel’s withdrawal from all Lebanese territory, restore the Lebanese state’s sovereignty over it, and enable its people to return to their homes”."}],[{"start":182.10000000000002,"text":"US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday said the framework established a “clear and structured process” to restore Lebanon’s sovereignty, disarm Hizbollah and for Israeli troops to leave the country “once that threat to its citizens is removed”."}],[{"start":197.55,"text":"A senior Israeli official said that despite the deal, Israel’s military would maintain “freedom of military action . . . throughout the security zone to eliminate threats of any kind”."}],[{"start":208.20000000000002,"text":"A text of the deal has not been released by the signatories. "}],[{"start":211.65,"text":"Multiple previous US attempts to establish a durable ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah have failed. While the latest truce, brokered last week, is holding, hardliners in Israel have called for a more aggressive approach in Lebanon, while Hizbollah has rejected the latest round of negotiations."}],[{"start":236.55,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1782538547_2261.mp3"}