Iran's army spokesman said Sunday that the United States has halted its strikes in the last two days and that Iran has accordingly ended its reciprocal operations. The spokesman said the Iranian strategy was to retaliate against American strikes. The report comes from a single Iranian news channel on Telegram.
Iran's army spokesman confirmed Sunday afternoon (15:44 Jerusalem) that the United States has halted its strikes on Iran over the past two days, and that Tehran has ended its retaliatory operations in response. The statement, reported by a single Iranian news channel on Telegram, provides the first official confirmation from a named Iranian military spokesman.
The development follows a series of statements from Iran's military earlier Sunday, all published at 12:49 Jerusalem. The first said the army halted attacks after a US ceasefire. The second specified the halt applied to 'retaliatory operations' after US airstrikes ended. The third cited US restraint as the reason for the halt. Minutes later, Al Arabiya reported that Iran's army had halted retaliation conditioned on continued US restraint. The spokesman's confirmation now ties the end of reciprocal operations directly to the US strike pause.
The Zioneer has covered the evolution of the US-Iran conflict. On July 25, The Zioneer reported that President Trump ordered the US military to halt new strikes on Iran, ending a daily campaign. On June 27, a senior US official confirmed to Channel 12 that strikes had ended. The Iranian spokesman's announcement aligns with the US cessation, but the Iranian account remains unverified by independent sources.
The claim today rests on a single Iranian the source. It is not clear whether the halt in reciprocal operations is permanent or conditional, and the full scope of operations halted has not been detailed. No US official has commented on the Iranian announcement.
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