NPR World23.4.2026PolitikUnited States
Trump Announces Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Extension as US-Iran Tensions Escalate
Three-week extension agreed as US seizes Iranian tanker and orders Navy to attack mines in Strait of Hormuz
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- President Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks following White House talks, continuing the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
- The announcement comes amid escalating US-Iran tensions, with the US seizing an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean and Trump ordering Navy forces to shoot at Iranian boats laying mines.
- Iran dismissed the ceasefire extension as meaningless, citing the US naval blockade as a violation.
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President Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks following White House talks, continuing the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The announcement comes amid escalating US-Iran tensions, with the US seizing an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean and Trump ordering Navy forces to shoot at Iranian boats laying mines. Iran dismissed the ceasefire extension as meaningless, citing the US naval blockade as a violation. Meanwhile, Pentagon turmoil continued with Navy Secretary John Phelan's dismissal.
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