Reports that a ceasefire may be close raise a harder question: can a deal reduce danger if each side must sell it as victory?
Tag: Iran
A strike on Kuwait airport shows how fragile the Gulf ceasefire really is
Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport have turned a fragile ceasefire into a regional aviation and energy-security test. The question is whether diplomacy can contain retaliation before airports, oil routes and civilian confidence become the battlefield.
A deal to end the Iran war will be judged first in the Strait of Hormuz
The emerging Iran war deal is not only a diplomatic document. Its first real test is whether tankers, insurers and regional states believe the Gulf is safe again.