The recent news emerging from Islamabad—that the United States and Iran are on the cusp of signing a peace agreement—is being framed by some as a reprieve from the exhausting, high-stakes war that has engulfed our region for months. But for those of us watching from within Israel, reading these reports feels less like a sigh of relief and more like the bracing for impact.

As a journalist who has consistently challenged the reckless adventurism of the current government, I find myself in a rare and uncomfortable position: watching a supposed international diplomatic breakthrough that appears, by all accounts, to be a catastrophe for Israel’s long-term security. While Netanyahu’s cabinet has spent months fanning the flames of conflict with a self-defeating lack of a coherent “day-after” strategy, the American administration now seems intent on buying a fragile, cosmetic peace at the expense of our fundamental existential needs.

The reported framework, hyped by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and seemingly desperate to be finalized by President Trump, is fraught with contradictions. One moment we hear of an imminent signing; the next, Tehran offers a cold shoulder, denying the timeline and publicly........

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