The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Iran, where the buzz of busy shopping streets masks deep uncertainty over the country's future.

Progress toward a diplomatic resolution in the war with Iran stalled Saturday, with President Trump announcing that special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president' son-in-law Jared Kushner would not take part in continuing negotiations brokered by Pakistan.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iran not to bring harm to eight women accused of crimes against the Islamic Republic, tying the appeal to expected ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, as

Iran announced it would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, but Trump said the blockade will remain in place until the U.S.'s "transaction" with Iran is complete.

Iranian hard-liners rallied late Tuesday night as possible talks in Islamabad with the United States broke down, with members of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard apparently bringing ballistic missiles to events in Tehran.

Iranian state television has aired footage showing what appears to be a Qadr ballistic missile in Tehran, on a mobile launcher, during a late-night rally on Tuesday (21 April) as possible talks in Islamabad with the United States broke down.

Mobina Rasoulian, a 19-year-old student in Tehran, has been trying to make the most of nearly two weeks without bombing thanks to the ceasefire in the Middle East war that may have just hours left to run.

By Simon Lewis and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's top lawyer has argued that President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend U.