It would not be an exaggeration to say that Pakistan pulled the proverbial rabbit out of a hat when it achieved a ceasefire less than 90 minutes before the deadline set by US President Donald Trump. It gave peace a chance and averted a brutal attack on Iran, which would have impacted 93 million ordinary Iranians while the leadership of the Revolutionary Guard hides the party lifestyle and lavish spending of their nieces and grandnieces in Los Angeles.

For the past two days I’ve heard little except that the ceasefire is fragile and that there have been violations. Frankly, I am surprised that people are surprised: everyone knows that starting a war is easy but stopping it is difficult. And it is absolutely not out of character for both the Revolutionary Guard and this Israeli government to exploit any loopholes or grey areas they find. Indeed, just hours after the truce was announced, Iran fired more drones and missiles toward its Gulf neighbors and Israel indiscriminately targeted civilian areas in Lebanon under the pretext of eliminating Hezbollah targets.

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