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How Netanyahu Convinced Trump to Pull 180 on Iran Ceasefire

Apr 10, 2026Left

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly convinced President Donald Trump not to include Lebanon in the United States’s ceasefire deal with Iran—even though the U.S. agreed to stop the bombing there. Trump was initially told that the ceasefire would apply to the entire Middle East region, including Lebanon, multiple diplomatic sources told CBS…

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