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Source: Iran and Pakistan both understood Lebanon was part of cease-fire deal with U.S.

A source informed of the talks – conducted by special U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner, Pakistan's army chief, Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan and his Iranian counterpart – told Haaretz that Trump announced the cease-fire just 15-20 minutes after a verbal agreement was reached

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A source informed of the talks – conducted by special U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner, Pakistan's army chief, Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan and his Iranian counterpart – told Haaretz that Trump announced the cease-fire just 15-20 minutes after a verbal agreement was reached

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Liza Rozovsky

12:41 AM • April 09 2026 IDT

Iran was given the impression that the U.S. agreed to include Lebanon in the temporary cease-fire, a source involved in the Pakistan-mediated talks told Haaretz. According to the source, Pakistan was under the same impression.

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