Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has denied reports of a ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Tel Aviv, asserting that Iran will only halt its retaliatory strikes if Israel ceases what he described as “illegal aggression.”
In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, Araghchi dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier claim that both nations had reached a truce to end the ongoing 12-day conflict.
“As Iran has repeatedly made clear, Israel launched this war on Iran, not the other way around,” he stated.
“At this moment, there is NO agreement on any ceasefire or halt to military operations. However, if the Israeli regime ends its illegal aggression against the Iranian people by 4 a.m., Tehran time, we will have no reason to continue our response. A final decision regarding the cessation of our military actions will be made subsequently,” Araghchi wrote.
As of press time, the Israeli government has not issued any official response to the ceasefire reports.
Tensions between the two countries escalated dramatically after Iran launched missile strikes on a military base in Qatar housing U.S. forces, in retaliation for American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Iranian media reports that more than 400 people — including 13 children — have been killed and at least 3,056 others injured since Israel began its offensive on June 13. In Israel, at least 24 people are reported to have died as a result of Iranian missile attacks.
