In many ways, the ceasefire has come to resemble a stopgap improvisation rather than a structured peace initiative. It bought time—but did not use it effectively. The absence of trust, coupled with co...
After weeks of fighting, US and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire in Pakistan 2 weeks back. The bombs may have stopped raining down during this period but the tensions in the region remain high. The wa...
Since the ceasefire announcement, there have been a lot of confusing reports about the crucial trade route. With US imposing a blockade on Iranian ports around the strait, the situation has become eve...
The agreement with Indonesia gives US military aircraft expanded operational access to Indonesia's airspace. By getting access to the Indonesian airspace, US will have greater surveillance and operati...
While it is not uncommon for US Presidents and the head of the Catholic Church to disagree on issues, this is a rare occasion when a US President (Trump) has called out the Pope so openly....
If US Navy really enforce this blockade, one can be sure to say that the global oil crisis is going to get worse, so much for the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire which got praised by leftists around the w...
For a lasting agreement, Pakistan will need to navigate both sides through tough differences, particularly on opening the strategic Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program....
Trump says the US has received a 10-point proposal from Iran, which he considers a "workable basis" for negotiations. The proposal includes Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of uran...
The mines Iran dropped in the narrow waterway through the Persian Gulf can't even be located by Iran as they drifted with the currents of the sea. With those sea mines still around, in locations nobod...
Pakistan’s role in this unfolding drama, meanwhile, appears increasingly peripheral. Far from being a decisive broker of peace, it risks being seen as a bystander whose proclamations carry little weig...
