Tensions in the Middle East reignited dramatically on Friday when former U.S. President Donald Trump announced the resumption of military strikes against Iranian targets, just days after the two sides reached a fragile ceasefire memorandum and hours after an alleged drone attack on a commercial cargo vessel in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz. The escalation comes as the U.S., Israel, and Lebanon signed a separate trilateral framework to de-escalate conflict along the Israel-Lebanon border, raising urgent questions about whether regional ceasefire efforts can hold.