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Rabat – Iran said on Saturday that it has upheld its commitments under a ceasefire agreement with the United States, rejecting accusations from US President Donald Trump, who declared the truce “over” following renewed hostilities, accusing Tehran of plotting to assassinate him.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had respected the terms of the ceasefire agreement reached on June 17, stressing that “respect can only exist when it is mutual.”
The comments came after fighting resumed earlier this week, marking the most intense exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran since the ceasefire protocol was signed. The agreement had sought to pave the way for a lasting end to the conflict that erupted on February 28 following Israeli-American strikes on Iran.
Despite announcing that the ceasefire had effectively ended, Trump said Washington remained open to continued talks with Tehran. The US president claimed Iran had requested further negotiations.
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Tehran quickly rejected this statement. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no such request had been made, while confirming that Araghchi would travel to Oman on Saturday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway at the center of growing tensions between the two countries.
The dispute over the strait has intensified after Iran limited international shipping to a single navigation corridor along its coastline, ruling out a return to pre-war arrangements that allowed unrestricted passage through one of the world’s most important energy trade routes.
The United States launched strikes against Iran on two consecutive nights after blaming Tehran for attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran targeted several Gulf states, including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, the latter of which has played a mediating role in diplomatic efforts to ease the conflict.
Trump also escalated tensions on Friday by accusing Iran of threatening his life. In a post on Truth Social, he warned that the United States had prepared a large-scale military response should Tehran attempt to carry out an assassination plot against him, saying the US military stood ready to launch overwhelming retaliatory action.
Meanwhile, U.S. media outlets Axios and Politico reported that Washington had given Iran until Saturday to publicly commit to halting attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Araghchi also accused the United States of violating the June 17 ceasefire protocol after Washington reinstated economic sanctions on Iranian oil that had been suspended under the agreement, adding another point of contention as diplomatic efforts continue.
