Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian Announces End of 'Imposed War' With Israel After 12 Days, Opens Air Space

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced the “end of the 12-day war” in a message to the nation carried by the official IRNA news agency on Tuesday.

“Today, after the heroic resistance of our great nation, whose determination makes history, we are witnessing the establishment of a truce and the ending of this 12-day war imposed by the adventurism and provocation of Israel," Pezeshkian said.

Flight-tracking platform Flightradar24 said on X on Tuesday that Iraqi airspace has reopened, and flights have started transiting through it.

“Iranian airspace is now open to international arrivals and departures to and from Tehran with prior permission," it added further. 

Pezeshkian had earlier said that the enemy (Israel) has failed to achieve goals in its aggression against Iran. He further added that they (Iran) are ready for dialogue and defending its people's rights at the negotiating table.

The President emphasised that Iran will not violate the ceasefire agreement unless the enemy does. 

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On Monday, hours after Iran launched missile swarm attack targeting US airbase Al-Udeid in Qatar, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social page and wrote, “CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED! Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World.”