“This will continue to be discussed, I am sure, between the president and Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu, the United States and Israel and all of the parties involved,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

The US-Iran truce does not include Lebanon, which was drawn into the war after Iran-backed group Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel.

Hormuz closure ‘unacceptable’

Leavitt said that Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz “immediately, quickly and safely” after reports that the strategic waterway was shut despite the US-Iran ceasefire.

Any closure “is completely unacceptable,” Leavitt told reporters.

“I will reiterate the president’s expectation and demand that the Strait of Hormuz is reopened immediately, quickly and safely.”

NATO ‘turned their backs’ on US over Iran

NATO has “turned their backs” on the United States, the White House said, just as the alliance’s secretary-general was set to meet with US President Donald Trump.

Leavitt said that Trump would discuss the possibility of leaving the alliance in those talks with Mark Rutte.

“It’s quite sad that NATO turned their backs on the American people over the course of the last six weeks when it’s the American people who have been funding their defence,” Leavitt said.

When asked if Trump would discuss a possible withdrawal from NATO, Leavitt said: “It’s something the president has discussed, and I think it’s something the president will be discussing in a couple of hours with Secretary-General Rutte.”

“Perhaps you’ll hear directly from the president following that meeting,” she added.