Tag: Israel

Why the Iran–America Ceasefire Already Feels So Brittle

As of early April 2026, a two-week truce between Washington and Tehran has brought a momentary halt to direct hostilities. Yet the agreement already looks precarious, tested by continuing violence elsewhere and profound disagreements over its terms. A two-week ceasefire between America and Iran, hastily brokered with Pakistani help, has brought a temporary halt to direct clashes that erupted after weeks of American and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets. Yet the truce already looks brittle. Israel continues its campaign against Hizbullah in Lebanon—an operation it insists lies outside the agreement—while Iran has sporadically threatened to restrict shipping once more through…

Trump’s Iran Deadline: Pope Leo XIV and World Leaders Call for Peace Amid Hormuz Crisis

As Donald Trump’s 8pm Washington deadline looms on Tuesday, the world is confronting not just another flashpoint in the Middle East but a stark moral and diplomatic reckoning: almost every major voice on the international stage — from the United Nations and European capitals to Gulf states and religious leaders, including the Pope — is urging restraint and dialogue, even as American rhetoric escalates toward threats of widespread destruction.The immediate crisis centres on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil once flowed. Iran effectively closed the waterway after US and Israeli…

Faith Leaders Unite in Delhi: A Call for Peace Amid West Asia War

As conflict rages in West Asia following the joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran that began on 28 February, prominent religious leaders from all major faiths in India came together at Red Fort grounds to participate in an Interfaith Prayer Assembly on Tuesday. The event sought to promote world peace, non-violence and nature conservation at a time of escalating global tensions. The joint US-Israeli operation launched nearly 900 airstrikes in its initial phase, targeting Iranian military sites, air defences, missile installations, nuclear facilities and key infrastructure. Iranian retaliation has included waves of missile and drone attacks on Israel and US-linked…