Iran foreign minister says 'no agreement' as of now on ceasefire with Israel

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel as of now, but if it stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing.

"As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations," Araqchi posted on social media, shortly after the US president announced a deal would begin around 0400 GMT.

Araqchi added that if "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."

US President Donald Trump announced earlier that a "complete and total" ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with a view to ending the 12-day conflict between the two nations.

While an Iranian official confirmed that Tehran had agreed to a ceasefire, there was no immediate comment yet from Israel.

Trump appeared to suggest that Israel and Iran would have some time to complete any missions that are underway, at which point the ceasefire would begin in a staged process.

"On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, 'THE 12 DAY WAR'," he wrote on his Truth Social site.

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran's agreement during a call with Iranian officials, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters on Tuesday.

Trump told Qatar's emir that Israel had agreed to the ceasefire, according to the official. —Agence France-Presse/with a report from Reuters