-- US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting 5 p.m. ET, following talks with both leaders.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had held "excellent conversations" with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding both sides agreed to a ceasefire.
Trump said, "These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve peace between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day ceasefire."
He added that the two nations met for the first time in 34 years, and the talks were held in Washington.
Trump said he directed Vice President J D Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, "to work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve a lasting peace."
In a follow-up post, Trump said, "I will be inviting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, to the White House for the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983."
Trump added, "Both sides want to see peace, and I believe that will happen, quickly!"
Separately, Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, said a Lebanon ceasefire is as critical as one involving Iran, stressing Tehran's continued push for broader regional truce efforts, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
Israeli attacks have displaced over 1.2 million people, while Iran reiterated support for Lebanon and resistance groups amid ongoing hostilities, Tasnim reported, citing Lebanon's parliament speaker.
Meanwhile, Iran reportedly expressed skepticism about renewed US talks, casting doubts on Washington's commitments, and alleged that recent Pakistan-mediated negotiations failed to produce results due to distrust.
A two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on April 8 enabled talks in Islamabad, where Iran proposed a ten-point plan, but after 21 hours of negotiations, no deal was reached, Tasnim News added.