Section archive

Middle East

The US-Israel war on Iran, the Gaza war, ceasefire diplomacy and the region's interlocking conflicts. Coverage tracks the gap between what governments say and what they do — in Washington, Jerusalem, Tehran and the capitals that watch from a careful distance.

All desks Abraham Accords Accountability Afghanistan Africa Aga Khan Foundation Analysis Asia Australia Awards BJP Board of Peace Books & Ideas Brazil Bulgaria Canada Caribbean Ceasefire Chevening China Chinese Government Scholarship Civilian Casualties Climate Change Colonialism Columbia University Commonwealth Scholarship Cuba DAAD Democracy Diplomacy Donald Trump East Asia Economics Ecuador Elections Energy Equatorial Guinea Erasmus Mundus Essays Europe Explainers Extrajudicial Killings Fletcher School Foreign Policy Fulbright Gates Cambridge Gaza Gaza Flotilla Geneva Graduate Institute Geopolitics Georgetown University Global

The Ledger

Until Such Time As

The US-Iran ceasefire holds ‘until such time as’ a permanent agreement is reached. No timeline. No mechanism. No definition of what constitutes permanent. The clause renders the agreement structurally impermanent from the moment of signing. It is a war designed not to end.