Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has instructed all its military units to stop firing after agreeing to two-week ceasefire with the United States. But, at the same time, it made it clear that this is not the end of a war.

In a statement read on state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Khamenei said: "This is not the end of the war but all military branches should follow the Supreme Leader's order and cease their fire."

Iran made it clear that ceasefire does not imply end of the war and its hands remain upon the trigger in case the enemy- US or Israel - act in any way.

In a statement released after ceasefire announcement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said: "It is emphasised that thi...