Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agreed to Begin a 10-Day Ceasefire
Trump said the Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire took effect Thursday and stated a new U.S.-Iran meeting could happen this weekend amid discussion of limits on Iran’s nuclear program.
Fact Check
The specific statement that Trump said Israel and Lebanon agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire and that a new U.S.-Iran meeting could happen this weekend is directly supported by Reuters in "Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US at weekend | Reuters." Al Jazeera independently corroborates that a 10-day ceasefire began according to Trump's announcement in "Iran war live: Lebanon truce begins as US blockades Iran for deal." The user-linked PANews article also matches this framing and explicitly attributes it to Reuters. Because the strongest evidence available here is reputable news reporting of Trump's remarks rather than a fetched official transcript, the claim is best assessed as likely true as a report of what Trump said.
Summary
Trump said the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday. He also said a new meeting between the United States and Iran could be held this weekend. In addition, Trump stated that the U.S. obtained a statement intended to keep Iran from having nuclear weapons for more than 20 years, although Iran had not publicly responded to that claim at the time of the report.
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