White House says Lebanon not part of cease-fire deal with Iran

Lebanon is not covered by a newly brokered, two-week cease-fire agreement with Iran, the White House said on Wednesday as Israel carried out sweeping bombardment of its northern neighbor, Anadolu reports. “Lebanon is not part of the cease-fire. That has been relayed to all parties involved in it,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Leavitt said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “assured” US President Donald Trump that Israel will “continue to be a helpful partner throughout the course of the next two weeks.” Iran warned earlier on Wednesday that the US must choose between a cease-fire and “continued war via Israel,” saying Washington “cannot have both.” “The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the […]