Iran-US war latest: Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension after ruling out nuclear strike on Tehran

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1777003407}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension after ruling out nuclear strike on TehranTrump dismissed the idea that he could use a nuclear weapon against Iran, branding the question ‘stupid’Alisha Rahaman Sarkar & Rachel DobkinFriday 24 April 2026 05:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964043","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-oil-b2964043.html","title":"Iran-US war live: Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks"}}CloseTrump rules out use of nuclear weapons on IranOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"M...