US President Donald Trump has announced a “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran on social media.
Trump says the ceasefire will begin “in approximately six hours from now” after each country has “wound down” their military operations.
Trump’s announcement contains a periodic unravelling of hostilities but says that “upon the 24th hour” the war will officially end.
Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has posted on X saying there is “no agreement of any ceasefire or cessation of military operations.”
“”As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around…However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,: he has added.
“The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later,” he has further said.
Meanwhile, Reuters have reported citing a senior White House official as saying that President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran through talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday while his team, including Vice President JD Vance, held talks with Tehran.
The official, providing details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, has said Israel agreed to it so long as Iran does not launch fresh attacks.
(Agencies)