The world breathed a sigh of relief when a two-week ceasefire was announced in the US-Iran-Israel conflict. The West Asia crisis has been going on for over a month now and has caused heavy casualties on both sides, killing innocents and causing enormous loss to the environment and property.

However, as it was, the ceasefire, a momentary pause, was fragile, as Israel, one of the key players, has said that it was kept in the dark by the US. As if to sabotage the ceasefire, Israel launched a massive 100-missile strike on Lebanon, killing over 250 people. Iran, on its part, closed the Strait of Hormuz. This impasse has again put a question mark on the validity of the ceasefire, as both sides exploited the structural flaws in the truce. Israel maintains that Lebanon was not part of the deal while........

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