Iranian state-affiliated media reported that there will be no attack on Israel, according to an outlet monitored by Israeli media. The brief statement retracts earlier speculation of an imminent strike. No official confirmation from the Iranian government or military has been published.
Iranian state-affiliated media has now retracted its previous reports of an imminent attack on Israel, according to an outlet monitored by Israeli media. The brief statement asserts that no attack will occur, aligning with a cascade of earlier reports throughout the evening. As of 01:08 Jerusalem time, no official confirmation has been published by the Iranian government or military.
The thread of reports on this development has evolved rapidly since 20:24 Jerusalem time on June 14. At that time, the Iranian Fars news agency first reported that Iran had decided not to strike Israel after President Trump offered an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and an immediate lifting of the naval blockade. This was followed by confirmations from Iranian sources to The New York Times, and reports that Iran had officially informed the US of the cancellation. Unverified reports earlier in the thread had suggested a deal involving the release of frozen funds. The current retraction is the latest entry in this sequence, though its source and the specific outlet involved remain unspecified.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, the backdrop includes Israeli assessments that President Trump would offer concessions to Iran to deter a retaliatory strike following an Israeli strike in Beirut, and earlier Iranian announcements of a permanent end to war on all fronts. The thread has consistently noted the absence of official confirmation from Washington or Jerusalem.
What remains open is the identity of the specific Iranian media outlet that has now retracted, and whether this statement reflects an official change in policy or a correction of a reporting error. No further clarification has been issued by Iranian authorities, and the retraction does not address the substance of the earlier reports of a cancelled attack.
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