Despite Trump’s announcement of truce between Israel & Iran,Ground reality hits different

Trump’s announcement possibly “paves the way” for a ceasefire but the reality on the ground is very different, with sounds of explosions heard over the Iranian capital as air defence systems battle Israeli attacks.Sounds of several explosions have been heard across the Iranian capital, according to the country’s Tasnim news agency, amid reports that a ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel was reached and will come into effect in the next few hours.

In a post on X, Tasnim also reports that Iran activated air defence systems to repel the latest attacks carried out by Israeli aircraft.

According to Hamshahri News, “loud explosions” were heard in the west and centre of Tehran, as well as in the western suburb of Karaj.

“We haven’t received any official reaction from Tehran regarding the latest statement that came out from the US President Donald Trump,” Asadi said, adding that previous statements by Iran’s senior leaders signalled that an “imposed peace” would not be accepted.

“We have to keep in mind the previous statements that we heard from the Iranian leaders including the supreme leader of the country, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who came out to say a couple of days ago in a video message that we are not going to accept an imposed peace,” Asadi said.

“Whether the statement that we heard from the US president is going to be interpreted as an imposed peace or an agreed peace is something that we have to keep waiting for,” he said.

“A new emerging development on the ground here in Tehran is more sounds of explosions that we can hear related to the interception by air defence systems.”