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Iran’s deputy FM confirms announcement of ‘immediate and permanent end of the war’

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirms that a deal has been reached to end the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.

An Iranian diplomatic mission in India cites Gharibabadi in announcing that “The immediate and permanent end of the war and all military operations on various fronts, including #Lebanon, will be announced starting tonight.”

The post on X adds, “The end of the US naval blockade against Iran will begin tonight.”

He tells Iranian state TV that the deal includes a ceasefire in the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group, which the Pakistani prime minister also said in a statement.

Gharibabadi adds in the remarks to state media that negotiations for a final deal will be held during a 60-day period, adding that Tehran will take its own measures in case of “breaches from the other side.”

“When negotiations begin within 60 days with the aim of reaching a final agreement, if such a final agreement is ultimately achieved, the key issue for us will naturally be the implementation of its provisions,” he says.

Gharibabadi’s remarks come shortly after US President Donald Trump confirmed that a deal between the two countries was “complete” and that he had “authorized” the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blocked, and the simultaneous end of the US blockade of Iranian ports.

The post from Iran does not reference the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel was not included in the talks over the agreement, whose reported terms have caused profound concern among Israeli officials. The deal reportedly fails to achieve any of the goals of the war that were set out by the US and Israel, including eliminating Iran’s nuclear weapons program, depleting its ballistic missile stockpile, ending its support for terror proxies and creating the conditions for the fall of the regime.