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US-Iran truce should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat says

AL-MONITOR
Apr 9, 2026
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, speaks during the official signing event of the EU-Ghana Security and Defense Partnership in Accra, Ghana March 24, 2026 REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, speaks during the official signing event of the EU-Ghana Security and Defense Partnership in Accra, Ghana March 24, 2026 REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko — Francis Kokoroko

BRUSSELS, April 9 (Reuters) - The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, adding that Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah must disarm.

"Israeli actions are putting the U.S.-Iran ceasefire under severe strain. The Iran truce should extend to Lebanon," Kallas said in a post on X.

"Israeli strikes killed hundreds last night, making it hard to argue that such heavy-handed actions fall within self-defence," she also said.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro, Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by)