There were no discussions between Iran and the United States to extend their ceasefire because, from Tehran’s perspective, the deal had no start date and therefore had nothing to extend, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Wednesday.
The comments came after Turkey’s Anadolu news agency, citing Pakistani government sources, reported on Wednesday that Tehran and Washington had agreed to extend a 60-day ceasefire under their interim deal signed in June.
The source’s comments came after Turkey’s Anadolu news agency, citing Pakistani government sources, reported on Wednesday that Tehran and Washington had agreed to extend a 60-day ceasefire under their interim deal signed in June. In the agreement, the 60-day period refers to an extendable timeframe within which Iran and the US were expected to reach a final deal limiting Tehran’s nuclear programme and lifting U.S. sanctions.
The deal declared an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts”, but quickly unravelled, with US President Donald Trump saying it was “over” on July 7 and Iran’s foreign ministry declaring it “suspended” a week later. Earlier reporting noted: The deal agreed in June declared an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts”, but quickly unravelled, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying it was “over” on July 7 and Iran’s Foreign Ministry declaring it “suspended” a week later.
