Some Iranians trying to get on with their lives, while others are defiantpublished at 15:22 BST
Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent, in Iran
The first reactions here to President Trump’s ceasefire extension, by spokesmen on social media, was predictable, sceptical, defiant.
Mahdi Mohammadi, an adviser to Iran’s lead negotiator, dismissed it as meaningless, a ploy to buy time for a surprise attack.
It underlines the deep distrust here about US diplomacy.
Previous rounds of talks – last year and this year – were shattered by surprise Israeli-American attacks.
Iran has its own commitment to keep as part of this ceasefire. But it’s making it clear it won’t open the strategic Strait of Hormuz, on its conditions, until the US lifts its naval blockade and releases its seized vessel – that’s the political logjam now.
And there’s no clear sign of how and when it will be resolved.
When we speak to Iranians here, we hear a range of views, not surprisingly.
Iranians taking to the main squares in this city every night in response to the government’s call to show solidarity, are also defiant.
Others tell us they’re just trying to get on with their lives, exhausted by years of failed nuclear talks, spiralling prices, tightening security and surveillance, and all the many restrictions on their lives, their futures.
The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC’s Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.
