Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted in a televised address on Wednesday that his country does not accept the United States’ ceasefire proposal. Araghchi added that Iran instead seeks to end the conflict with the US and Israel, as well as guarantees that such an operation would not repeat. Meanwhile, his department’s spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, told the press that US President Donald Trump’s claims that Iran asked for a ceasefire were “false” and “baseless.”
Previously, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stressed that the Strait of Hormuz “will not be opened to the enemies of this nation” through Trump’s “ridiculous displays.”