Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday dismissed reports of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, stating that no such deal would be possible unless Israeli aggression ceased by 4 am Tehran time (6.00 am IST).

In a post on X, Araghchi reiterated that the current conflict was initiated by Israel, "not the other way around." He emphasised that Iran has no intention to continue with the conflict unless the Israeli regime "stops its illegal aggression."

"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 posted.