Belagavi: In an incident that reportedly occurred during late hours on Tuesday, miscreants hoisted a saffron flag on top of a mosque at Arabavi village in Mudalagi Taluk in the district.

The miscreants reportedly hoisted a saffron flag above the Suttigeri Maddi garden’s masjid AT Arabavi village and attempted to disrupt peace in the region.

When the local Muslims arrived at the mosque on Wednesday morning for prayers, they observed the saffron flags hoisted on the top of the place of worship.

“On Tuesday night, some miscreants have tied a saffron flag on top of the mosque's minaret. We came to know of this matter in the morning. Later, the local Hindu and Muslim leaders got together and removed the flag. We have decided to file a complaint against the miscreants with the police”, an office-bearer with the Mosque administration committee informed.

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Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.

Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”

He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.

His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.

Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.

He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.

“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.