Iran denied reaching a ceasefire agreement with Israel but said military operations had stopped as of a 4 a.m. deadline, provided Israel had ceased its attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs of now, there is NO \u2018agreement\u2019 on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a statement early Tuesday, local time. He added that Iran had no intention to continue its military operations if Israel halted what he described as \u201cillegal aggression against the Iranian people\u201d by 4 a.m. Tehran time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a follow-up statement after the deadline, Araghchi said Iran\u2019s military operations \u201ccontinued until the very last minute,\u201d suggesting the response had concluded for now. \u201cThe military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just hours earlier, Trump announced a \u201ccomplete and total ceasefire\u201d between Israel and Iran, describing it as a 24-hour arrangement with each country observing a 12-hour ceasefire in succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUpon the 24th Hour,\u201d Trump said, \u201can Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The war began nearly two weeks ago with exchanges of airstrikes and missile attacks between Israel and Iran, killing more than 900 people in Iran and 25 in Israel, and injuring thousands more. The United States entered the conflict over the weekend by launching strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, Iran fired missiles toward Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, targeting U.S. forces stationed there. The U.S. reported no casualties from the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n