ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran has threatened to withdraw from its two-week ceasefire with the United States if Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon, an informed source told the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency.
Tehran on Wednesday also halted the passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, describing the strikes on Lebanon as a “blatant violation of the ceasefire” and warning it could target shipping if the attacks persist.
Confusion over the scope of the truce has deepened after Donald Trump said in remarks to PBS that Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire. The statement was echoed by White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, who told Axios that Lebanon is not part of the agreement.
Despite the truce, Israel carried out one of its most intense waves of strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, shortly after Washington and Tehran announced a pause in hostilities.