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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but challenges immediately loomed, including Israel insisting it would hold onto land seized in Lebanon as it battles Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

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Details of the deal, which would potentially allow desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market through the critical waterway, were not immediately released. Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said would take place Friday in Switzerland. <\/p>\n

But the memorandum of understanding over the war already faced hurdles. Israel\u2019s continued hostilities with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israel bombed Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs Sunday, nearly derailed the negotiations. Israel joined the U.S. in launching the war on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

Israel says it won\u2019t withdraw from Lebanon<\/h3>\n

In the first official Israeli comments after the announcement of the deal, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel won\u2019t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon as the interim deal is pending. Katz said Israel plans to stay \u201cindefinitely\u201d in lands it holds in Lebanon, as well as Syria and the Gaza Strip. Iran has tied the interim deal over the war to halting Israel\u2019s attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Katz also threatened that if Iran attacks Israel over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Israel will strike Iran with \u201cgreat force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past 2 1\/2 years, Israel has taken control of areas in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria amounting to 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of territory \u2014 an area that is slightly smaller than New York City.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the deal between the U.S. and Iran gives just 60 days to resolve what to do about Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its atomic program. That took years to resolve in Tehran\u2019s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from that accord in his first term, setting the stage for the tensions that culminated in the war.<\/p>\n

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He added, \u201cI hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,\u201d which was imposed in retaliation for Iran\u2019s grip on the crucial waterway.<\/p>\n

He soon hedged, however, saying the strait wouldn\u2019t open until Friday\u2019s signing. <\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the agreement on state television but said Iran would not start implementing it until it was signed Friday. He said the deal followed talks with Qatar, another mediator.<\/p>\n

World leaders applaud the agreement <\/h3>\n

Leaders from China to Europe welcomed the announcement. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has roiled international markets and sent prices of fuel and other essential goods, including food, spiraling. <\/p>\n

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that China \u201chopes the U.S. and Iran will sign the initial memorandum of understanding as scheduled.\u201d Beijing hopes that safe and free passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be restored as soon as possible, he added. <\/p>\n

France\u2019s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomed the agreement \u201cthat should bring an end to hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon.\u201d He said that \u201call parties to the conflict must respect this agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrot said \u201cfor far too long\u201d the war in Iran has driven prices of fuel and fertilizer painfully high. With the ceasefire, he said dozens of nations like France and the United Kingdom could send ships to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

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The European Union\u2019s top diplomat pledged support for further negotiations over outstanding issues like Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

\u201cFingers crossed that they will be also initialized on Friday, because everybody needs the Strait of Hormuz to be open and actually this war to stop,\u201d Kaja Kallas, foreign policy chief of the 27-nation EU, said ahead of a gathering of foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday.<\/p>\n

But some of the ministers, like Luxembourg\u2019s Xavier Bettel, expressed skepticism. \u201cIt\u2019s a long time till Friday,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer also welcomed the breakthrough and said it was vital that all parties in the region seize the opportunity to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will now work closely with our partners to support this agreement and to ensure that it turns into a durable, lasting peace,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Pakistan, a key mediator, announced the deal<\/h3>\n

Pakistan first announced the deal, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying \u201cboth sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.\u201d He added that mediators this week will facilitate meetings to \u201clay the foundation for the technical talks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broader negotiations on outstanding issues like Iran\u2019s nuclear program would continue over the next 60 days, two senior Pakistani officials said earlier Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. If the sides fail to reach a resolution within that time, the timeline could be extended.<\/p>\n

Iranian state television cited the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council as saying the war on all fronts \u201cwill end immediately and permanently beginning tonight\u201d \u2014 and that the U.S. blockade \u201cwill be terminated immediately and in full.\u201d<\/p>\n

Qatari mediators later left Tehran following 17 hours of negotiations, said an official briefed on the developments who spoke on condition of anonymity due to sensitivity of the talks. Separate preparatory meetings with each side will take place in Doha this week, the official said.<\/p>\n

It was not clear who from Iran would sign the deal on Friday. U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News the White House was still figuring out who would attend: \u201cI certainly plan to be there, but it\u2019s possible the president himself could be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

But concern among Republicans in the U.S. already could be seen. They included U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who described Vance as \u201cthe architect of the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am somewhat concerned that Iran\u2019s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,\u201d Graham wrote online. <\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Becatoros reported from Athens, Greece. Associated Press writers Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sam McNeil and Sylvain Plazy in Brussels, Danica Kirka in London, Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, Simina Mistreanu in Taipei, Taiwan, Cathy Bussewitz in New York and Cara Anna in Lowville, New York, contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

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