Trump defends recent Beirut strikes as 112 killed hours after "world" ceasefire

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Trump defends recent Beirut strikes as 112 killed hours after “world” ceasefire

2 min learnUp to date: Apr 8, 2026 11:17 PM IST

Lower than 24 hours after agreeing to a ceasefire, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz once more on Wednesday after Israeli strikes killed greater than 100 individuals in Lebanon. US and Israel claimed that Lebanon was not part of the two-week “ceasefire” settlement that was agreed upon minutes earlier than a deadline set by President Donald Trump.

However Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi shared a put up put out by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif earlier within the day mentioning that Lebanon was a part of the deal.

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli assaults on Lebanon and stated that Tel Aviv is violating phrases of ceasefire by persevering with strikes on Beirut.

Based on Lebanese Civil Protection, the demise toll from Israeli strikes throughout Lebanon on Wednesday have risen to 254.

US President Donald Trump earlier instructed PBS Information Hour that Lebanon was not included within the deal due to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. When requested about Israel’s recent strikes on Beirut, Trump stated “That’s a separate skirmish.”

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had earlier stated that the Pakistan-backed ceasefire deal doesn’t prolong to its battle with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Nevertheless, mediator Pakistan has stated that the ceasefire proposal included Lebanon within the deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuduring a press briefing on Wednesday stated, that the ceasefire signed between Washington-Tel Aviv and Tehran won’t embody Iran-backed militia group Hezbollah. “A ceasefire with Iran won’t embody Hezbollah. We’re persevering with to hit Hezbollah,” Netanyahu stated.

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Contradicting Netanyahu’s stance, Iran’s overseas minister Abbas Araghchi in a put up on X, stated the phrases of the two-week Iran–US ceasefire are “clear and specific,” and argued that Washington must select between truce and “continued battle by way of Israel”.

Within the X put up, Araghchi wrote, “The Iran–US Ceasefire phrases are clear and specific: the US should select—ceasefire or continued battle by way of Israel. It can not have each. The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is within the US courtroom, and the world is watching whether or not it’s going to act on its commitments.”

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