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Iran's state media reports ceasefire with Israel after initial opposition from FM Araghchi
A billboard with an illustration of Iranians supporting their country is seen on a street, amid the Israel-Iran conflict, in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
Iranian state media have said that the country has agreed to a ceasefire with Israel, hours after US President Donald Trump said an agreement to halt hostilities had been reached.
The state media reports follow Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying that 'no immediate' ceasefire has been agreed upon by the country.
'The Sepah (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) successful missile operations in response to US aggression and the exemplary steadfastness and unity of our dear people in defending our land, has imposed ceasefire on the enemy,' the state-run Iran National News Network said in a broadcast.
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