Al Arabiya reported on Sunday that Iran's army announced a halt to its retaliatory operations, stating that it will not resume attacks as long as the United States refrains from striking Iran. The report follows a similar announcement from Iran's military earlier today, which did not specify the US role. The claim has not been independently verified beyond these two reports.
A new report from Al Arabiya, published at 13:22 Jerusalem, adds a critical condition to Iran's earlier halt announcement: the Iranian army stated it will not resume retaliatory operations as long as the United States refrains from striking Iran. This conditions the halt on continued US restraint—a detail absent from earlier Iranian statements. The report follows a sequence of Iranian announcements this morning: at 12:49 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported Iran's military saying it had halted attacks (citing a US ceasefire), then refined versions specifying the halt applied to 'retaliatory operations' and later citing US restraint as the reason. At 13:20, The Zioneer published a further refinement from Iran's military explicitly citing US restraint. The Al Arabiya report now introduces a conditional element, marking a new phase in the thread.
Dated antecedents: At 12:49 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published three versions of Iran's initial halt announcement—first broadly citing a US ceasefire, then specifying 'retaliatory operations,' and then citing US restraint. At 13:20, The Zioneer reported a focused statement from Iran's military explaining the halt by US restraint. The Al Arabiya report at 13:22 provides a second independent source for the claim, but adds the conditional phrasing ('not resume as long as' US refrains), which the earlier Iranian statements did not explicitly state.
Background: This is the latest in a series of Iranian announcements about halting or resuming operations against Israel and the US, dating back to June. As The Zioneer reported on Mon Jun 8, 16:05 Jerusalem, Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya command announced a cessation after a 'painful response' to Israeli strikes, warning of escalation if Israel continued. Subsequent reports in July indicated Iran had used the ceasefire to upgrade capabilities (Jul 6, 11:52 Jerusalem) and that a US-Iran ceasefire had been halted (Jul 9, 04:47 Jerusalem).
What remains open: The claim is based solely on Iranian military statements and the Al Arabiya report. It has not been independently verified by US or Israeli officials. The condition—that the US refrains from striking Iran—cannot be independently confirmed, nor is it clear whether the US has communicated any such restraint. The credibility of the halt remains unsubstantiated beyond the Iranian sources.
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