TEHRAN: Iran on Monday declared it had won “great victories” over the United States after Tehran and Washington announced an agreement to immediately end their months-long conflict, with Iranian officials portraying the deal as a military and political triumph rather than a diplomatic compromise.
“The enemy that had attacked to carry out its evil aims was defeated in all its aims and the Islamic Republic of Iran won great victories in the war,” Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in comments broadcast on state television.
Gharibabadi confirmed that a “permanent and immediate end to the war” had been declared on all fronts, including Lebanon, and said military operations would cease starting Monday.
He said negotiations on a final agreement would continue during a 60-day period but warned that Tehran would take its own measures if there were “breaches from the other side.”
Iranian state television, IRIB, framed the ceasefire as a result of military pressure exerted by Tehran, saying Iranian forces had imposed their “divine and iron will” on what it called the “American and Zionist enemies.”
