US says Lebanon not part of ceasefire deal, Iran says it is

Donald Trump has said Lebanon is not part of the two-week ceasefire deal that was agreed overnight. Israel launched a massive wave of strikes on Lebanon after the deal was announced. Follow DW.

• Trump has said Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire deal, calling it a 'separate skirmish'
• Iran has said it will unilaterally end the ceasefire if Israeli attacks continue against Lebanon
• Trump says he has agreed 'to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks' 
• US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the US has achieved a 'historic and overwhelming vitory on the battlefield'
• Iran's Supreme National Security Council has reportedly accepted the two-week ceasefire 
• The agreement hinges on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz 
• World leaders and global markets have welcomed the news of the truce
• The ceasefire deal comes after Trump had escalated his rhetoric towards Iran, warning Tuesday that a 'whole civilization' would 'die' unless Tehran reopened the crucial waterway
• US-Iran talks set to begin in Pakistan on Friday 
• Israel strikes Lebanon after saying the ceasefire deal doesn't include Lebanon 

Welcome to DW's coverage of the conflict in Iran and the Middle East on Wednesday, April 8: