New Delhi, June 24 -- A series of powerful explosions rocked Tehran early Tuesday morning, even as US President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran agreed to a "total ceasefire". However, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was currently no ceasefire agreement with Israel, but said Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time there.

"As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around," Araghchi said in a post on X. "As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations," he added.

Araghchi said if Israel stops its "illegal aggression" against Iran "no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to...