{"id":44537,"date":"2026-04-08T06:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44537"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:57:25","slug":"in-pictures-iranians-celebrate-as-ceasefire-with-us-eases-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44537","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Iranians celebrate as ceasefire with US eases tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with both sides claiming victory.<\/p>\n

Pakistan on Wednesday announced<\/a> that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, had agreed to an immediate ceasefire, including in Lebanon, effective immediately, and invited their delegations to Islamabad on April 10 for talks aimed at reaching a lasting settlement of disputes.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the ceasefire, welcoming the move and extending his \u201cdeepest gratitude\u201d to the leadership of both countries.<\/p>\n

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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians burn US and Israeli flags after the ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An Iranian man holds up picture of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei as others react to a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians burn US and Israeli flags as react after the ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians burn US and Israeli flags as react after the ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An Iranian man holds up picture of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei as others react to a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People burn the flags of the US and Israel as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. \u2014Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man shouts slogans as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. \u2014Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. \u2014Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People wave flags as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. \u2014Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Header image: Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. \u2014AFP<\/em><\/p>\n


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