Lebanon must be included in the US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the strait of Hormuz must remain free of any tolls, two senior ministers have said, as divisions deepen between the UK and Donald Trump over how to implement a truce. 9:39 Will deadly Israeli attacks in Lebanon shatter US-Iran ceasefire? We want the ceasefire extended to cover Lebanon.”Cooper said the UK’s position on Lebanon has been raised with the US and Israel. I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersBut in her speech at the Lady Mayor’s Easter Banquet on Thursday, Cooper will say Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2026 21:56 UTC