Iran-US war latest: Trump calls it a ‘historic day’ as ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon comes into effect

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776400277}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Trump calls it a ‘historic day’ as ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon comes into effectThe truce follows a heavy bombing campaign by Israel against targets it says are linked to Hezbollah Rachel Dobkin & Stuti MishraFriday 17 April 2026 05:31 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":"b2959525","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-b2959525.html","title":"Iran war live: Trump hails ‘historic day’ as Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire"}}CloseTrump says Iran war ‘going along swimmingly’Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*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_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}US president Donald Trump ha...