{"id":48103,"date":"2026-04-17T12:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48103"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:04:27","slug":"iran-rejects-temporary-ceasefire-seeks-end-to-war-across-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48103","title":{"rendered":"Iran rejects temporary ceasefire, seeks end to war across region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tehran rejects any temporary ceasefire and is seeking a comprehensive end to the war across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Khatibzadeh said any ceasefire must include all conflict zones \u201cfrom Lebanon to the Red Sea,\u201d describing it as a \u201cred line\u201d for Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not accepting any temporary ceasefire,\u201d he said, adding that the cycle of conflict \u201cshould end here once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khatibzadeh said Pakistan\u2019s mediation aims to achieve that goal.<\/p>\n<p>On the Strait of Hormuz, he said the waterway has historically remained open, noting that it lies within Iran\u2019s territorial waters but has long been accessible.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: Trump says Iran war should end &#8216;soon&#8217;, says Hezbollah should support truce<\/p>\n<p>He accused the US and Israel of triggering instability in the region, saying their actions have negatively affected global trade and the wider economy.<\/p>\n<p>Khatibzadeh said Iran remains committed to keeping the Strait open, but indicated that new arrangements could be introduced in light of the current situation, including considerations related to security, safe passage and environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a lasting resolution to the conflict, along with what he described as a shift away from \u201cmaximalist positions\u201d by the US, would ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains a stable route for global commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: Iran slams \u2018one-sided\u2019 UN draft, labels US sanctions \u2018economic terrorism\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir has been in Tehran since Wednesday, holding meetings with Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.<\/p>\n<p>CDF Munir also held talks with senior Iranian military officials as part of mediation efforts aimed at ending the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan previously hosted negotiations after brokering a 14-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran on April 8, following the US-Israeli military offensive against Iran that began on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>World leaders and senior officials are attending the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in T\u00fcrkiye from April 17 to 19, focusing on global challenges and regional tensions.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tehran rejects any temporary ceasefire and is seeking a comprehensive end to the war across the region. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Khatibzadeh said any ceasefire must include all conflict zones \u201cfrom Lebanon to the Red Sea,\u201d describing it as a \u201cred [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}