Israel-Iran war: Trump announces ceasefire, Tehran says none agreed
Araghchi said that final decision on stopping Iranian military operations would be made later
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there was no "agreement" on a ceasefire, after US President Donald Trump took to social media to claim that a ceasefire had been reached.
"As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations," Araghchi posted to X.
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However, he said if Israel stopped attacks by 4am Tehran time (2:30 a.m. CET), then Iran had "no intention to continue our response afterwards."
Araghchi said that final decision on stopping Iranian military operations would be made later.
As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 24, 2025
As of now, there is NO "agreement" on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no…
In a follow-up post minutes after, Araghchi said that Iran's military operation had "continued until the very last minute, at 4am."
The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4am.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 24, 2025
Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who…
Trump had announced that he brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, according to Reuters.
Trump's team was in contact with Iranian officials, Reuters said, citing a senior White House official it spoke with on condition of anonymity.
The official said Israel agreed to the ceasefire so long as Iran does not launch fresh attacks. Iran signaled it would abide by the agreement, the official said.
In direct and indirect contact with the Iranians were US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the official said.
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