U.S. did not agree that ceasefire would cover Lebanon, Vance says

U.S.Vice-President J.D. ‌Vance on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) said Tehran’s negotiators ​thought the U.S.-Iran ceasefire ⁠agreed to on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) included Lebanon, but the U.S. had in ‌fact not agreed to that.

“I think this ‌comes from a legitimate ‌misunderstanding. ⁠I think the Iranians thought ⁠that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t,” Mr. Vance told ​reporters in Budapest.

The ‌U.S. position was that the ceasefire would focus on Iran and U.S. allies, including ‌Israel and the Gulf ​Arab states, he added. That position contradicts comments ⁠by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key intermediary in ‌the U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, who had said the truce would include Lebanon. Mr. Vance said Israel had agreed to show restraint in Lebanon, without ‌providing details.