STORY: Iranians in Tehran on Tuesday (June 24) welcomed the ceasefire, but said it "should have happened much earlier" as "both sides are bearing the cost" of the Israeli-Iranian conflict.

"It’s the people who are paying the price — whether it’s our people or theirs," said a male passerby in the Iranian capital.

Another female resident said she had not slept since the beginning of the conflict, adding that she felt safe to leave the house only after hearing about the ceasefire.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to strike Tehran in response to what he said were missiles fired by Iran in a violation of the ceasefire announced hours earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Iran denied violating the ceasefire. The armed forces general staff denied that there had been any launch of missiles towards Israel in recent hours, Iran's Nour News reported.

The developments raised early doubts about the ceasefire, intended to end 12 days of war.

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'Ceasefire should have happened earlier,' say Iranians in Tehran

VIDEO SHOWS: STREET SCENES IN TEHRAN, IRAN / VOX POPS COMMENTING ON ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE

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SHOWS: TEHRAN, IRAN (JUNE 24, 2025) (WANA - No use BBC Persian. No use VOA Persian. No use Manoto. No use Iran International.)

1. POEM ON BILLBOARD ON BUILDING / MILITARY FORCES VEHICLES ON ROAD

2. MILITARY FORCES VEHICLES

3. MEMBER OF MILITARY FORCES STANDING GUARD / TRAFFIC ON STREET

4. MEMBER OF MILITARY FORCES HOLDING GUN

5. NEWSSTAND / PEOPLE STANDING

6. VARIOUS NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT IRANIAN ATTACK ON U.S. BASE IN QATAR

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN MAN (NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

“Yes, I agree. This (ceasefire) should have happened much earlier, because it’s the people who are paying the price — whether it’s our people or theirs. Both sides are bearing the cost, so it’s better that this happened sooner rather than later.”

8. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE ABOUT CONFLICT

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN MAN (NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

“Now, the necessary commitments must be secured from them for this ceasefire. They also need to abide by certain obligations to make this ceasefire actually happen.”

10. NEWSPAPERS AT NEWSSTAND

11. NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE SHOWING PHOTO OF ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS WITH PLACARDS OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON D.C.

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN WOMAN (NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

“I agree. The reason is that I haven’t slept properly for 12 nights, and today — after 12 days — I finally came outside, heard about the ceasefire, and decided to go for a walk and such. And honestly, if there’s peace, why would I be against it?”

13. POEM ON BILLBOARD

14. PARKED TAXIS IN STREET

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN MAN (NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

“I hope they remain committed to the ceasefire. History has shown that they’ve never truly honoured it, but I still hope this time they do — because it’s in our interest and theirs as well.”

16. TRAFFIC IN STREET / FLAGS FLYING, INCLUDING IRANIAN FLAG

17. POSTER WITH PICTURE OF IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS COMMANDER HOSSEIN SALAMI WHO WAS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE, ON IT

18. WOMAN WALKING PAST BILLBOARD IN STREET WITH IRANIAN LEADERS ON IT

19. PICTURE OF IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI ON BILLBOARD