Trump's statement comes after Israel carried out extensive attacks in Lebanon on Wednesday, where it said it had targeted around a hundred targets belonging to the Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah.
Trump said that Lebanon was not included in the agreement in an interview with PBS reporter Liz Landers, adding:
Because of Hezbollah. They were not included in the agreement.
Threatens to withdraw
When asked if he accepts Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon, the president replied that "it's part of the agreement" - and described the massive attacks on central Beirut, among other places, as a "separate skirmish".
Over a hundred people have been killed and 722 injured in the Israeli surprise attacks on Wednesday, according to Lebanon's Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine.
The agreement between Iran and the US includes their allies on all fronts - "including Lebanon," writes Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on X.
"I call on all parties to exercise restraint and to respect the two-week ceasefire that has been agreed upon, so that diplomacy can lead the way towards a peaceful resolution to the conflict," he added in a later post.
According to unconfirmed reports, Iran would withdraw from the agreement if Israel continues its attacks in Lebanon, the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim reported, citing an anonymous source, according to Reuters.
Uncertainty about terms and conditions
There is also uncertainty about the terms of the ceasefire and the continued negotiations.
Iran has published a ten-point list that states, among other things, that the United States should accept that Iran can enrich uranium and that the United States should lift all sanctions.
But on Wednesday evening, local time in Sweden, the White House said the list did not correspond to the conditions the United States agreed to for pausing the war.
This was later confirmed by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said at a press conference that it would be "absurd" if Trump had accepted Iran's "wish list".
Trump wrote on Truth Social that "a series of agreements, lists and letters are being sent out by people who have nothing to do with the U.S.-Iran negotiations," adding:
“There is only a set of meaningful ‘points’ that are acceptable to the United States, and we will discuss them behind closed doors during these negotiations.”
