Iran rejects ceasefire, demands complete end to hostilities across region

Iran rejects ceasefire, demands complete end to hostilities across region Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran will not accept a ceasefire and instead is seeking a complete cessation of hostilities across the region, in comments to Al Jazeera. Abbas Araghchi said current contacts with Washington do not amount to negotiations but are limited to exchanges of messages, either directly or through intermediaries. “What is happening now does not amount to negotiations, but is limited to an exchange of messages,” Araghchi said, adding that the communication is being conducted within a formal government framework.