Iran’s Mehr News Agency (MNA) said on June 24 that media sources reported that ceasefire between Israel and Iran has entered implementation phase.
"The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4am," Araghchi wrote on X social media platform.
"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 responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute."
In an earlier X post on Tuesday, the top Iranian diplomat reacted to the claims made by US President Donald Trump on a ceasefire between Iran and the Israeli regime.
"As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around," Araghchi wrote on X.
"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," he stressed.
"The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later," he concluded.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press (AP) reported on June 24 that U.S. President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total” ceasefire soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a US military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.
CNBC reported on June 24 that Iran had launched a fresh barrage of missiles at Israel as the ceasefire deadline announced by Trump neared.
Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom said that there were three fatalities.
There was confusion about the deadline for the ceasefire, with former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro asking in a post on X whether Israel had more time to wind up its operations.
