Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire for an additional 45 days following talks in Washington that concluded on Friday. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced on X that "The 16 April cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress," describing the discussions as "highly productive."Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to end the war reached a stalemate as Donald Trump suggested he discarded Iran’s peace proposal. Speaking aboard Air Force One returning from China, the US president claimed he had "looked at" Tehran’s response but "if I don’t like the first sentence I just throw it away."When pressed for details, he characterised the opening as "an unacceptable sentence," adding: "If they have nuclear in any form, I don’t read the rest." These remarks emerged after Iran’s foreign minister previously stated "no trust" in the Trump administration to broker a deal, despite the US seeking fresh negotiations.In fullIran-US war latest: Lebanon and Israel ceasefire extended as Trump says he threw away Tehran’s peace proposalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended as Trump criticises Iran peace proposal
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire for an additional 45 days following talks in Washington that concluded on Friday. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced on X that "The 16 April cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress," describing the discussions as "highly productive."Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to end the war reached a stalemate as Donald Trump suggested he discarded Iran’s peace proposal. Speaking aboard Air Force One returning from China, the US president claimed he had "looked at" Tehran’s response but "if I don’t like the first sentence I just throw it away."When pressed for details, he characterised the opening as "an unacceptable sentence," adding: "If they have nuclear in any form, I don’t read the rest." These remarks emerged after Iran’s foreign minister previously stated "no trust" in the Trump administration to broker a deal, despite the US seeking fresh negotiations.In fullIran-US war latest: Lebanon and Israel ceasefire extended as Trump says he threw away Tehran’s peace proposalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
