Iran rejects US ceasefire proposal delivered by Iraqi premier
Shafaq News- Washington/ Tehran
Iran has rejected a US ceasefire proposal conveyed by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi, according to American and Iraqi officials cited by The New York Times, after the United States completed its 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
The newspaper did not disclose further details of the proposal.
A government source told Shafaq News previously that the Prime Minister’s agenda also includes easing tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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Meanwhile, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had completed another round of strikes against Iran, targeting military command centers, drone storage facilities, communications networks, coastal surveillance sites and naval assets.
CENTCOM said the operation was “aimed to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping,” adding that the waterway remains open to international maritime traffic “with U.S. military support.”
U.S. forces started another night of strikes against Iranian military targets at 6:45 p.m. ET today. This is the 13th consecutive night of strikes aimed to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 23, 2026
Iran responded by announcing drone strikes against Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Azraq Air Base in Jordan, warning that any action against its “legitimate interests” would undermine the security and economic interests of countries hosting US forces.
🔴 Iran's Army announced that, in the 24th phase of Operation Saeqe (Thunderbolt), its Arash one-way attack drones targeted fuel storage tanks, equipment warehouses and large hangars, and the living quarters of US forces at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base early this morning. pic.twitter.com/O6WMsQYmbt
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) July 24, 2026
Iran’s Health Ministry put the toll from US strikes since June 27 at 55 killed and 629 injured, including 46 women and 24 children and adolescents under 18, while the Pentagon said 18 US service members had been left dead and more than 430 wounded since the war began on February 28.
Earlier this month, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which halted fighting between the two countries, was declared over by US President Donald Trump, following attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington attributed to Iran. US forces then resumed attacking Iran, while Tehran expanded missile and drone attacks against US forces and military infrastructure across the Gulf and in Jordan.
