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Analysis

Cease-Fire

The June 24 edition of the Iran Media Review evaluates Iranian media comments in the wake of Iran’s fragile cease-fire with Israel and the United States.

Ali Alfoneh

5 min read

Following Iran’s largely symbolic June 23 missile attacks against the Al Udeid U.S. Air Force base in Qatar  – a retaliatory gesture aimed more at domestic audience management than military escalation – President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social, declaring that “there will, hopefully, be no further HATE.” Within hours, he announced that both Iran and Israel had accepted the terms of a cease-fire agreement, marking a significant, albeit fragile, de-escalation in a conflict that had threatened to engulf the broader Middle East. The cease-fire signals a temporary halt to hostilities, but it does not resolve the underlying strategic tensions.  

  • June 23: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, which is one of the few news agencies with access to the internet, quoted IRGC Chief Commander Major General Mohammad Pakpour on Iran’s missile attack against Al Udeid base:  
    • “With the help of the Almighty, the honorable warriors of the Guard attacked the Al Udeid strategic base, the beating heart of U.S. Central Command in West Asia, and inflicted damage on this strategic target, which was under special and multilayered protection … In the event of any renewed aggression or violation against the sanctity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the proud, martyr-nurturing land of Iran, America will receive even more crushing and regret-inducing responses, ones that will serve as a lesson for history.” 
  • June 23: Fringe IRGC-affiliated Saberin News’ Telegram channel reported the assassination of Seyyed Mohammad-Reza Seddiqi, an expert in sympathetic detonations.  
  • June 23: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi praised Iran’s armed forces in a post on X.  

The views represented herein are the author's or speaker's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of AGSI, its staff, or its board of directors.

Ali Alfoneh

Senior Fellow, AGSI

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