Iran said it would not recognize U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a cease-fire extension.
Iran's state broadcaster (IRIB) reported on the 22nd, shortly after President Trump announced the cease-fire extension, that Iran would not recognize the U.S. extension and would act in line with Iran's national interest.
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said the U.S. maintenance of a naval blockade is an act of hostility and that as long as the blockade continues, Iran will at minimum not open the Strait of Hormuz. It also conveyed the Iranian military's position that it would lift the blockade by force if necessary.
Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the Spokesperson of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which commands Iran's armed forces in an integrated manner, warned via Tasnim, "Our military has long maintained 100% combat readiness," adding, "If there is any attack or action against Iran, Iran's military will immediately deliver powerful strikes against predetermined targets and once again give the United States and Israel a sharp lesson."
An adviser to Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament who is expected to lead Iran's delegation in the second round of talks, said on X on the 21st that "Trump's cease-fire extension is clearly a ploy to buy time for a surprise attack," and urged Iran to respond to the U.S. naval blockade with a "military response."