Iran has not sought a ceasefire with the United States

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Monday that the country has not sought a ceasefire with the United States, adding that any end to the conflict must ensure that attacks on Iran are not repeated.

“Iran has not signaled or requested a ceasefire. This conflict must end on the condition that it will never be repeated. When they say they do not want a ceasefire, it is not because they seek to continue the war. It is because this time the war must end in a way that the enemies never think of repeating the attacks.

He believe they have learned a profound lesson and realized what kind of country they are facing — a country that will not hesitate to defend its own security and is prepared to continue the war at any cost,” Araghchi said at a weekly news conference in Tehran.