{"id":2588710,"date":"2026-04-08T20:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-iran-ceasefire-hinges-on-israel-ending-fight-with-hezbollah\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:28:15","slug":"trumps-iran-ceasefire-hinges-on-israel-ending-fight-with-hezbollah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-iran-ceasefire-hinges-on-israel-ending-fight-with-hezbollah\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Iran ceasefire hinges on Israel ending fight with Hezbollah"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-iran-ceasefire-hinges-on-israel-ending-fight-with-hezbollah%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the status of a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-negotiations-are-just-getting-started\/\" title=\"...-Hamas ... are just getting started\">-week ceasefire amid<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthi-prime-minister-killed-by-israeli-airstrikes-in-yemen\/\" title=\"Houthi prime minister killed by ...i airstrikes in Yemen\">broader conflict involving<\/a> the U.S., Iran, Israel, and Lebanon. A central question is whether the ceasefire included an end to Israel\u2019s attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >parties offer conflicting accounts<\/a>. Iran, the U.S., and Pakistan have presented different versions of what was agreed, with Iranian media even claiming a closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli actions.The Trump management denies promising to halt Israel\u2019s campaign against Hezbollah, while Vice President JD Vance says Iran may have believed Lebanon was included, calling the misunderstanding legitimate but not definitive. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who helped broker the deal, said there was an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon, though U.S. officials later framed the arrangement as a more limited plan focused on Iran. Iran argues the terms were clear and explicit and that the U.S. must choose between a ceasefire and continued war via Israel. Israel has continued strikes against Hezbollah, signaling that the ceasefire\u2019s durability is in question. The White House maintains its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-rebukes-china-for-human-rights-abuses-in-call-with-chinese-diplomat\/\" title=\"Blinken Rebukes China for Human Rights Abuses in Call with Chinese Diplomat\">red lines<\/a>,including a full end to uranium enrichment,and says the administration did not accept Iran\u2019s broader demands. Negotiations are set to continue in Islamabad with U.S. officials, including JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner. The piece notes that both sides are claiming victory as the 39-day conflict pauses to see if peace can hold.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s Iran ceasefire hinges on Israel halting attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2555207\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tension over whether or not the two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-rips-trumps-posts-about-iran-im-sick-of-this-s\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly rips ...&#039;s posts about ...: \u2018I&#039;m sick of this s***&#039;\">-week ceasefire agreed<\/a> to by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Iran&rsquo;s leadership included an end to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel&rsquo;s <\/a>attacks against Hezbollah in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> has threatened to unravel the delicate pause in hostilities.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1533\">Pakistan<\/a> have offered conflicting accounts of what was agreed to as part of the ceasefire. Local Iranian media have claimed the country has once again closed the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, a crucial point in the negotiations, in response to Israel&rsquo;s attacks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> has denied that it agreed to halt Israel&rsquo;s campaign against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a>, with Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> saying that while he thinks Iran believed the ceasefire included Lebanon, it &ldquo;just didn&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We never made that promise,&rdquo; Vance told reporters on Wednesday before departing Budapest, Hungary. &ldquo;We never indicated that was going to be the case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That account directly clashes with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who helped broker the deal and said publicly that all parties agreed to an &ldquo;immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance chalked up the differing accounts as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4521426\/jd-vance-iran-war-peace-proposals-10-points\/\">&ldquo;legitimate misunderstanding,&rdquo;<\/a> saying the U.S. agreed to a deal focused on Iran that included U.S. allies, such as Israel and the Gulf Arab states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yet Iran is framing the dispute as far more serious than mere confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the terms were &ldquo;clear and explicit&rdquo; and that the U.S. must choose between a &ldquo;ceasefire or continued war via Israel.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ball is in the U.S. court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments,&rdquo; Araghchi said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/araghchi\/status\/2041929940678144097\">a statement posted to X<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Israel has launched a series of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and does not appear ready to pull back. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that &ldquo;as long as Hezbollah continues to threaten our civilians, we will continue to operate against them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has described Israel&rsquo;s operations against Hezbollah as a &ldquo;separate skirmish.&rdquo; The distinction underscores the reality that the ceasefire&rsquo;s success may hinge on actions by an ally the U.S. can influence, but not fully control.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said on Wednesday that U.S. officials have been in contact with Israel and that Israeli leaders had offered to &ldquo;check themselves a little bit in Lebanon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not because that is part of the ceasefire,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s the Israelis trying to set us up for success, and we&rsquo;ll, of course, see how that unfolds in the next few days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance added that if Iran wants to end the ceasefire over Lebanon, &ldquo;that&rsquo;s ultimately their choice. We think that would be dumb, but that&rsquo;s their choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House confirmed that Vance will be leading negotiations for the U.S. in Islamabad, Pakistan, which are set to start on Saturday. Joining Vance will be U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We look forward to those in-person meetings,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>Those talks will unfold against dueling accusations of bad faith.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has accused the U.S. of violating three clauses of its 10-point proposal, including an end to attacks against Lebanon, the entry of a drone into Iranian airspace, and the denial of Iran&rsquo;s right to uranium enrichment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The speaker, who is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IranIntl_En\/status\/2041782644686426526\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IranIntl_En\/status\/2041782644686426526\">expected to represent Iran<\/a> during negotiations in Islamabad, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mb_ghalibaf\/status\/2041943537386958858?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mb_ghalibaf\/status\/2041943537386958858?s=20\">said<\/a> in a statement that because the terms of the ceasefire have been &ldquo;openly and clearly violated,&rdquo; a &ldquo;bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the White House has denied that it agreed to Iran&rsquo;s original 10-point plan. Instead, it says Trump agreed to a &ldquo;more reasonable and entirely different and condensed plan.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, reports that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz &mdash; a move that could rattle <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8777\">global energy markets<\/a> &mdash; have added another flashpoint that could derail talks entirely. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said such a move would be &ldquo;completely unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But she also pushed back on claims that the strait had actually been shut, suggesting a gap between public rhetoric and private reality.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Privately, we have seen an uptick of traffic in the Strait today, and I will reiterate the president&rsquo;s expectation and demand that the Strait of Hormuz is reopened immediately, quickly, and safely,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;That is his expectation. It has been relayed to him privately that that is what&rsquo;s taking place, and these reports publicly are false.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4520151\/both-sides-claim-victory-as-39-day-war-takes-a-two-week-pause-to-see-if-us-and-iran-can-make-peace\/\"><strong>BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY, AS 39-DAY WAR TAKES A TWO-WEEK PAUSE TO SEE IF US AND IRAN CAN MAKE PEACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt emphasized that the administration&rsquo;s red lines remain unchanged, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4521131\/iran-uranium-ceasefire-leavitt\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4521131\">a full end to uranium enrichment<\/a> in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The idea that President Trump would ever accept an Iranian wish list as a deal is completely absurd,&rdquo; Leavitt said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran ceasefire hinges on Israel-Hezbollah clashes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2588711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25290000837382.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13427,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2588710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceasefire","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25290000837382.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588714,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588710\/revisions\/2588714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}