3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 2, 2026 12:54 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Israel will not send troops to Lebanon after holding a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump further added that he also spoke with Iran-aligned Lebanese militia group Hezbollah through intermediaries and said they have agreed to not attack Tel Aviv.Trump announced the development through a post on Truth Social after holding a call with Netanyahu as Israeli military made its deepest incursion into Lebanon in over a quarter-century, AP reported.No American president in the past has ever spoken to Hezbollah, with or without intermediaries and the militant group has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the United States, Reuters reported.pic.twitter.com/MwB4Cj2Pwg— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 1, 2026Details of the alleged ceasefire agreementIn the post, Trump assured that there will no Israeli troops “going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back.”The US president added that Hezbollah has “agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.”Ongoing military engagements on the groundHowever, moments after Trump’s social media posts, Israel intercepted missiles launched from Lebanon and cautioned Israelis to take shelter in protected areas.Also Read | Iran suspends peace talks with US until Israeli operation in Lebanon ceasesBut an Israeli drone also hit the town of Majdal in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.Story continues below this adPreceding Iranian and Israeli warningsTrump’s comments emerged after Iran warned northern Israeli residents to flee the region if Tel Aviv continues its offensive in Beirut. Iran’s central military command warned residents in the area to leave to avoid being harmed, The Guardian reported citing Tehran’s state media.Earlier, the Israeli military had issued evacuation order for residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs which prompted citizens to leave the region en masse, with reports claiming that roads leading out of the area were jammed due to cars.Tehran’s unified stance on regional ceasefiresIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday reiterated his earlier stance that any ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran is a “ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon.”The Iran’s top diplomat, in a post on X, wrote “Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts.”© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdThe Express Global Desk at indianexpress.com which delivers authoritative, verified, and context-driven coverage of key international developments shaping global politics, policy, and migration trends. 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