If Israel stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing, says Iran
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” which would be phased in over 24 hours.
“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!,” the US President posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday.
However, confusion continued to prevail over the actual situation as the Israeli military claimed another wave of missiles from Iran, leading to activation of sirens across many cities.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel as of now, but if it stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing.
“As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around. 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 later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards. The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later,” he wrote on X
According to ground reports, sirens were activated across several cities, including Jerusalem, while residents took cover in underground parking lots and other safe places after receiving alerts on their phones.
Analysts also questioned the “silence” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the issue. Netanyahu had not commented on Trump’s announcement till the filing of this report. Limited news is filtering out of the region but according to some local reports, Netanyahu held a Security Cabinet meeting that extended into the early hours of Tuesday with instructions to top-officials and ministers to not comment on the said ceasefire.
