Iran’s Security Council says US deal includes immediate ceasefire in Lebanon Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the memorandum of understanding with the United States provides for the immediate and permanent suspension of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, as well as the end of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. “Based on the agreements reached, the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, will end immediately and permanently as of tonight,” the council’s secretariat said in a statement. The statement added that the naval blockade against Iran would end “immediately and completely” and that the memorandum of understanding would be formally signed on 19 June.