The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are a “blatant violation” of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement and their continuation would “render negotiations meaningless”.
A translation of his statement on X reads:
“Israel’s renewed incursion into Lebanon is a blatant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement. This is a dangerous sign of deception and lack of commitment to potential agreements. The continuation of these actions will render negotiations meaningless. Our fingers remain on the trigger. Iran will never abandon its Lebanese sisters and brothers.”
The US and Israel maintain that the two-week ceasefire does not extend to Lebanon, where the Israeli military has launched one of its heaviest barrages of airstrikes yesterday.
Iran and Pakistan, which mediated the ceasefire, say Lebanon is included.
The US may say that it doesn’t extend to Lebanon but the Pakistani Military Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir Trump and Hegseth got to negotiate a ceasefire with Iran said that it does.