White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has clearly stated that Lebanon is not included in the two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran.
In her remarks, Leavitt emphasized that the temporary truce focuses on direct US-Iran hostilities and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but does not cover operations or conflicts involving Hezbollah in Lebanon.
This official White House position aligns closely with statements from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who earlier today said Israel supports the suspension of U.S. strikes on Iran but explicitly clarified that “the two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon.”
The clarification comes amid conflicting claims, including from Pakistani mediators who suggested the truce might extend to all regional fronts.
Key Elements of the US-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire
The conditional agreement, which President Donald Trump has called a “total and complete victory”, includes:
- Suspension of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian targets for two weeks.
- Iran immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz to safe international maritime traffic.
- Indirect negotiations beginning soon in Pakistan, covering uranium enrichment, sanctions relief, and nuclear site issues.
- Trump’s outline of a “productive regime change” in Iran, removal of buried nuclear material, and progress on 15 negotiation points.