{"id":2614486,"date":"2026-06-16T05:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-insistence-on-lebanons-inclusion-in-ceasefire-with-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T05:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:40:05","slug":"irans-insistence-on-lebanons-inclusion-in-ceasefire-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-insistence-on-lebanons-inclusion-in-ceasefire-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s insistence on Lebanon&#8217;s inclusion in ceasefire with US"},"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\">18<\/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%2Firans-insistence-on-lebanons-inclusion-in-ceasefire-with-us%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=2614486&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>Iranian leaders continue to demand that any agreement with the United States include a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, but ongoing hostilities threaten to derail peace efforts. Since the US and Israel went to war against iran on february 28, Hezbollah, Iran\u2019s regional proxy, resumed attacks on Israel, complicating the potential for a long-term deal. Despite a recent ceasefire agreement aimed at stopping violence, Israel\u2019s military intercepted rockets from Hezbollah, with israel asserting their right to defend themselves. The Biden administration emphasizes that Israel\u2019s response to Hezbollah attacks is justified and not a condition of the ceasefire, though opinions within the US and Israel vary. Trump criticized Israel\u2019s recent operations in Beirut, suggesting they should not have happened just as negotiations with Iran advance, highlighting tensions between US and Israeli perspectives. Meanwhile, Iran continues to support Hezbollah as a strategic force against Israel, which seeks to diminish Iran\u2019s influence in lebanon. The US has been mediating negotiations between Israel and lebanon to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-tees-up-vote-on-standalone-300-million-ukraine-aid-package\/\" title=\"McCarthy prepares for vote on 0M Ukraine aid package.\">promote regional stability<\/a>, but Israeli leaders remain cautious and focused on dismantling Hezbollah.The recent US-Iran deal, signed digitally, does not address iran\u2019s nuclear activities or support for proxies like Hezbollah, leaving key regional issues unresolved.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iranian<\/a> leaders continue to insist that any agreement with the United States must include a cessation of hostilities between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\">Israel<\/a> and Hezbollah as well, but the fighting between them threatens to derail the whole peace process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the U.S. and Israel went to war against Iran on Feb. 28, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\">Hezbollah<\/a>, one of Iran\u2019s top proxy forces in the region, resumed attacks on Israel days later, and now, with the U.S. and Iran on the verge of a deal that could pave the way to long-term stability, the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could collapse the whole deal before it comes to fruition.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4609511\/b52-crash-edwards-air-force-california\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Eight dead, including two Boeing employees, after B-52 Stratofortress crashes in California<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4608226\/hegseth-dismisses-claims-u-s-munitions-shortages\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hegseth dismisses claims of US munitions shortages<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4608019\/hegseth-trump-iran-compel-options-uranium\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hegseth says Trump has \u2018compel options\u2019 if Iran fails to destroy its uranium<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s withdrawal from southern Lebanon \u201cwas not a condition of the deal,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">senior administration official<\/a> said on Monday. \u201cThe deal is a ceasefire, and it will not be a one-way ceasefire, meaning that if Iran is not able to control Hezbollah, and if they attack Israeli positions or Israeli towns, Israel will have the right to defend themselves and respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli Air Force <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAFsite\/status\/2066618956421750975?s=20\">reported<\/a> on Monday that it intercepted numerous Hezbollah rockets launched at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli leaders maintain they have the right to defend themselves against Hezbollah attacks and respond, but they angered President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> with a recent operation over the weekend as the U.S. and Iran closed in on a deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said Israel\u2019s Sunday operation on Beirut, which was in response to a Hezbollah attack, \u201cshould not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a peace deal with Iran,\u201d though he said, \u201cIsrael has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By downplaying the Hezbollah attack, Trump indirectly raises the question of which attacks Israel should tolerate and which should warrant a response. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not the first time Trump has criticized a recent Israeli response to a Hezbollah attack on northern Israel, which has resulted in rebukes from multiple Israeli leaders who pushed back on the notion that they should tolerate Hezbollah attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for an Israeli attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon. It was the first time Iran had targeted Israel since the Trump-announced April 7 ceasefire, but it also demonstrated that Hezbollah\u2019s attacks on Israel, and Israel\u2019s subsequent response, could be enough to restart a regional war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s willingness to criticize Netanyahu for retaliating against Hezbollah unearths a divide among the two close partners. For Trump, he wants to get a deal done to end the war, whereas Netanyahu, who is also entering an election cycle, is more focused on \u201clooking to preempt any and all threats anywhere close to its homeland,\u201d Mona\u00a0Yacoubian, a Middle East expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran is clearly seeking to assert its ability to project power via Hezbollah,\u201d she said. \u201cIsrael, of course, by contrast, is looking to do exactly the opposite, which is to completely defang the threat posed by Iran, to include and maybe in some ways most importantly, that threat posed by Hezbollah in Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has supported, trained, and funded Hezbollah for decades, so it could essentially serve as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >front-line fighting force<\/a> against Israel, given the country\u2019s shared border with Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has mediated multiple rounds of negotiations in the U.S. in recent months between the Israeli and Lebanese governments as they try to figure out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-foreign-minister-we-will-maximize-every-last-second-on-getting-the-remainder-of-citizens-out-of-afghanistan\/\" title=\"British Foreign Minister: We will maximize every last second on getting the remainder of citizens out of Afghanistan\">long-term strategy<\/a> for peace and stability in the region. Back in April, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said, \u201cWe are no longer a card in anyone\u2019s pocket, nor a field for anyone\u2019s wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. is looking to strengthen the Lebanese government and its relationship with its Israeli counterparts in an attempt to reduce Hezbollah\u2019s hold on the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4608701\/israeli-leaders-refuse-support-us-iran-peace-deal-hezbollah\/\">ISRAELI LEADERS REFUSE TO SUPPORT US-IRAN PEACE DEAL, SAY THEY MUST BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE \u2018DISMANTLING\u2019 HEZBOLLAH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPost-Nasrallah, I think the IRGC directly controls Hezbollah,\u201d David Schenker, a former State Department and Pentagon official, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, referencing former leader Hassan Nasrallah. \u201cThey are making operational decisions, and the decision to re-enter the war, to break the ceasefire, and basically invite the Israeli military occupation of Lebanon. I think that this firing into northern Israel, refusal to accept a ceasefire is basically a plan, an Iranian strategy, to increase tensions between the United States and Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement that Vice President JD Vance <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4608561\/vance-iran-war-deal-memorandum-understanding-signed-digitally\/\">said<\/a> has been signed digitally, the text of which has not yet been released, is not believed to address Iran\u2019s nuclear program, its ballistic missile program, or its support for proxy groups, such as Hezbollah, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran insists peace must include Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but clashes threaten deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2614487,"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\/2026\/06\/Hezbollah.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13427,3823,23728,50822],"class_list":["post-2614486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceasefire","tag-iran","tag-lebanon","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hezbollah.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614486","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\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614486"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614490,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614486\/revisions\/2614490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}