Iran and the US agree two-week ceasefire

Iran and the United States both say they have reached a deal to temporarily pause fighting for two weeks.

The agreement will see Iran allow ships to pass through the important shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz.

The United Nations (UN) has welcomed the announcement.

BBC Persian Washington correspondent Khashayar Joneidi said that Iranians gathered in the country's capital city Tehran, carrying flags and portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei following the announcement of the ceasefire.

He added that reaction to the ceasefire has been mixed in Iran.