Middle East ceasefire threatens to unravel as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers

Inclusion of Lebanon is significant difference in interpretation of truce agreed at 11th hour on Tuesday

Iran and Pakistan, which brokered the 11th-hour truce, both asserted that the ceasefire included Lebanon. A pro-government demonstrator in Iran holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a gathering following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire. Picture: AP Photo/Francisco Seco

The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked in peril on Wednesday as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers because of an alleged Israeli ceasefire breach.

Iran and Pakistan, which brokered the 11th-hour truce, both asserted that the ceasefire included Lebanon.