Sudden pause in destructive war launched by US and Israel prompts mixed feelings in Tehran

Pakistan’s PM had said the ceasefire would cover Lebanon; Iran says passage through the strait of Hormuz will be allowed for the next 2 weeks

Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over Tehran

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in turn, declared victory and a "historic and crushing defeat" of the US and Israel

Announcement of deal met with relief, and calls for strait of Hormuz to be reopened and permanent end to hostilities

Sudden pause in destructive war launched by US and Israel prompts mixed feelings in Tehran

Grappling with record inflation, mass job losses and a harshening of political repression, the current calm feels both fragile and uncertain to many Iranian people.