The Tehran Times has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim of an incoming ceasefire between Iran and Israel as a fabrication aimed at manipulating Iranian sentiment and pressuring the government. In a social media post early Tuesday, Trump announced that both sides had “fully agreed” to a ceasefire, supposedly set to take effect within 12 hours.

However, Iranian officials view the claim as yet another attempt by Washington to mislead the Iranian public and sow internal discord. According to sources, Trump’s announcement is part of a broader strategy to push Iran into an unbalanced ceasefire under false pretenses, hoping to weaken its defense posture and create public dissatisfaction with Iranian leadership.

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Trump had previously claimed he needed “two weeks” to decide on attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. During that period, the U.S. reportedly engaged in indirect talks with Iran—while already coordinating with Israel to prepare attacks on Iran’s nuclear, military, and civilian infrastructure.

Mahdi Mohammadi, advisor to Iran’s parliament speaker, was among the first to publicly reject the ceasefire announcement. “The U.S. and Israel are lying. They want Iran to let its guard down so they can escalate tensions,” Mohammadi stated on X (formerly Twitter).

The Iran-Israel conflict began on June 13, following an aggressive Israeli offensive targeting Iranian residential areas and nuclear facilities. These attacks came just as Iran was preparing to engage in a sixth round of indirect negotiations with Washington.

Iranian officials continue to condemn the U.S. and Israeli actions as violations of international law and stress that Iran will not be deceived by what it describes as psychological warfare and disinformation tactics.