New Delhi, April 9 -- Pressure intensified on Thursday to broaden the ceasefire between the United States and Iran to include Israel's conflict with Hezbollah, following a devastating wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon that killed more than 200 people.

US President Donald Trump declared a diplomatic win in the Middle East after brokering a 14-day truce aimed at opening the door for talks to end a war that has claimed thousands of lives and disrupted the global economy.

However, the stability of the proposed talks remained uncertain on Thursday. Iran condemned Israel's continued bombardment of Lebanon, while Tehran's envoy to Pakistan withdrew a social media post suggesting that an Iranian delegation would travel to Islamabad, the pla...