Press TV pointed to the violation of the truce by the United States and Israel after the attack on the refinery

The US and Israeli militaries violated the truce by attacking an oil refinery in southern Iran, the Iranian Press TV channel said on April 8.

"In violation of the truce, American-Israeli forces attacked an oil refinery on Lavan Island," the TV channel's media reported.

On Wednesday, the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company said that oil refining facilities on the Iranian island of Lavan had been attacked by opponents. However, it was not specified which side had struck. The Iranian Mehr news agency reported an explosion at a refinery in Khuzestan province.

Taking a break: How lasting will the truce be between the US and Iran

The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved, but Washington and Tehran are seeking to avoid a resumption of hostilities.

On the night of April 8, American leader Donald Trump announced that he had agreed to suspend strikes on Iran for another two weeks. The condition for this was the complete unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States also received a 10-point proposal from Iran to resolve the conflict.

Al Hadath TV channel reported on March 19 that the foreign ministers of 12 Arab and Islamic countries during a meeting in Riyadh called Iran's military strikes on the Persian Gulf states unjustified.

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