Iran says Israeli attacks on Lebanon violate ceasefire

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Meanwhile, 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: