The preliminary agreement between Iran and the U.S. excludes another party to the war that got us here, Israel.

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah threatens U.S. Iran negotiations.

I'm Scott Simon.

I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is up first from NPR News.

As the U.S. and Iran try to move toward negotiating a lasting deal, Israel and Hezbollah and Lebanon

have agreed to renew their ceasefire deal. It doesn't seem to be holding. We'll tell you more.

We'll also look at how the U.S. Iran agreement is being received here in the U.S. among

Republican lawmakers. And we'll have the latest is being received here in the U.S. among Republican lawmakers.

And we'll have the latest on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo where

cases of the deadly disease are surging. And aid has been slow to arrive. So stay with us. We have

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Iran has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon.

Deadly Israeli airstrike struck Lebanon today, and that was shortly after Israel and Hezbollah renewed a ceasefire agreement.

The fighting could have a direct impact on negotiations between Iran and the U.S., aimed at a lasting deal that would include curtailing Iran's nuclear program.

And Judge Jain, Raph is in Beirut.

Jane, thanks for being with us. Thank you, Scott.

Straight of Hormuz closed again, and the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is not holding.

What's going on?

Iran is now saying that it was Washington's job to ensure Israel adhered to the ceasefire in Lebanon.

And it's saying that Washington did not fulfill that commitment, and it calls it a violation of the understanding it had with the United

States. Iran further says that calls the entire agreement, including opening the Strait of Hormuz

into question. That's after Israeli attacks Friday and

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