US Never Agreed to Include Lebanon in the Iran Ceasefire, Vance Says

The United States has not agreed to include Lebanon as part of its ceasefire agreement with Iran, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Wednesday while on a state visit to Budapest, Hungary. “I think this comes from a legitimate misunderstanding. I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t. We never made that promise. We never indicated that was going to be the case,” Vance said. “What we said is that the ceasefire would be focused on Iran, and the ceasefire would be focused on America’s allies, both Israel and the Gulf Arab states. Now, that said, the Israelis, as I understand it—again, I’m supposed to get a full report when I get on the plane—have actually offered to, frankly, check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful. That’s not because that is part of the ceasefire.”...