Israel has said its war, which began on June 13, was aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, an ambition Tehran has long denied holding.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard as people march during celebrations to mark the ceasefire between Israel and Iran in the southern city of Basra on June 24, 2025. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced the “end of the 12-day war” imposed by Israel, in a message to the nation carried by the official IRNA news agency on June 24. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced the “end of the 12-day war” imposed by Israel, 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.
An Iranian cleric and his son, dressed in military fatigues take part in celebrations following a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran on June 24, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iraqis march waving Iranian national flags during celebrations to mark the ceasefire between Israel and Iran in the southern city of Basra on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
A view of a destroyed home in the northern Arab-Israeli city of Tamra, on June 24, 2025, days after after an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into the neighbourhood. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
An Iraqi man gives an Iranian flag to a girl as people march during celebrations to mark the ceasefire between Israel and Iran in the southern city of Basra on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
