US-Iran truce should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat says

April 9, 2026 5:11 AM EDT

Smoke following an Israeli strike in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL

BRUSSELS, April ‌9 (Reuters) - ​The ​ceasefire agreement between the ‌United States and Iran ⁠should extend to ‌Lebanon, EU's top diplomat ‌Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, adding ​that Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah ⁠must disarm.

"Israeli actions are putting ​the U.S.-Iran ceasefire under severe strain. The ​Iran truce ‌should extend to Lebanon," Kallas ⁠said in a post on X.

"Israeli ⁠strikes killed hundreds last ​night, making it hard to argue that such heavy-handed ‌actions fall within self-defence," she ‌also said.

(Reporting ⁠by Inti ‌Landauro, Writing ​by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing ‌by)



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