Iran Warns US-Israel to Honor Ceasefire and Stop Attacks on Lebanon
Key Takeaways
- Iran demands the US and Israel honor the ceasefire and halt attacks on Lebanon.
- Israel continues strikes on Lebanon, despite discussions of a ceasefire, complicating the deal.
- Iran asserts Lebanon is covered by the ceasefire, while the US and Israel dispute that.
Ceasefire Ambiguity
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been overshadowed by sharp disagreements over whether Lebanon was included in the deal.
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Iran insisted that Lebanon and the entire Resistance Axis form an inseparable part of the ceasefire.
The U.S. and Israel maintained Lebanon was not included.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told Israelis there is no ceasefire in Lebanon.
Iran's parliament speaker Qalibaf warned that time is running out.
Netanyahu authorized talks with Lebanon even as he insisted there is no ceasefire.
Israel-Lebanon Talks
Netanyahu announced Israel would begin direct negotiations with Lebanon on disarming Hezbollah.
Lebanese officials said Beirut had not received a formal invitation.
The talks would be led by US and Lebanese ambassadors.
The Lebanese government has no direct control over Hezbollah.
Netanyahu vowed to continue striking Hezbollah even as he appeared to make a concession.
The Israeli military issued fresh evacuation orders for Beirut's southern outskirts.
Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz remained a critical point of contention.
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Iran agreed to reopen the strait as part of the ceasefire.
Trump warned Iran against charging tolls to oil tankers.
Iran's supreme leader said Tehran would take its management of the Strait of Hormuz into a new phase.
Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart suggesting the Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
Casualties and Damage
The U.S.-based rights group HRANA put the total killed at almost 3,400.
More than 1,700 people have been killed in Lebanon.
23 have died in Israel.
Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed.
Israeli airstrikes on Beirut killed more than 250 people.
The Lebanon war has been almost as devastating as the Iran war.
Political Fallout
Trump's unilateral military action without congressional approval has drawn criticism.
Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth wants more information about the ceasefire deal.
Trump continued to break barriers of decency with a profanity-filled rant.
Trump was studying the possibility of withdrawing U.S. troops from Europe amid rising tensions with NATO.
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