This war is hubris and barbarity. In this absurd conflict, we have arrived at a 10-point plan that has already been accepted by “all sides,” along with a ceasefire. The ceasefire was ratified by the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran emerges as the winner, yet it is equally clear that Pakistan and China have significantly strengthened their standing, given the pressure they exerted on Tehran to accept the ceasefire. Russia’s stock has risen as well. The entire Middle East will be “under American control,” with the exception of Iran.

Thus, the much-talked-about Donald Trump, as we read across many outlets, “announced in a post on Truth Social that he agrees to suspend the attack against Iran for two weeks, on the condition that Iran proceeds with the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. As he stated, the decision came after talks with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir.” Draw your own conclusions as to which countries count among the winners, even through the exercise of diplomacy. Among the winners as well: Spain’s Sánchez.

A bitter defeat for the Americans, who saw their bases and embassies come under attack, and for small Israel, which dreams of a greater Israel. The Gulf states, too, come out as losers, having lost both their luster and their sense of security. Europe is also on the losing side; it showed no political stature. Turkey, likewise, is a loser in this affair, as this was precisely the kind of mediating role it has always sought to play in the problems of its neighborhood.

India, a major power, had recently been cozying up to Netanyahu. Greece, as the other great ancient nation of the region and a country with vast maritime reach, is virtually absent from these developments, like a declining power that nonetheless boasts, with the air of a fallen aristocrat, about shooting down a few Iranian missiles. We also read: “Israel has agreed to a temporary ceasefire, according to a White House official.” I support Israel and the Jewish people, yet their state must submit its borders to the UN. Why hasn’t it done so yet?

It is also reported: “Two weeks of negotiations with the U.S. in Islamabad, Tehran responds, which, according to the New York Times, accepted Trump’s agreement after intense pressure from China.”

The plan includes 10 decisive points, which will serve as the foundation for further refinement and the pursuit of peace. Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible under Iran’s supervision during these two weeks. This period could be extended, and the big spectacle will be that the “blabbermouth” Trump, in his own expert way, will call a fish a steak, declare a magnificent ceasefire around the clock, and present defeat as a grand victory.

What the U.S. and Israel achieved

The ten points also reveal what the two superpowers, the U.S. and Israel, have actually accomplished on the ground. A mere drop in the ocean, a line drawn in the desert. Given what has unfolded so far, it’s more likely that Tehran will pursue nuclear capability in the future as a means of self-defense. So, all you need to do is read between the lines, without blinders, and it’s not difficult to grasp how any human mind interprets each point that follows.

(1) Commitment to non-aggression. (2) Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. (3) “Acceptance” of Iran’s uranium enrichment. (4) Lifting of all primary sanctions. (5) Lifting of all secondary sanctions. (6) Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions. (7) Termination of all decisions by the Administrative Council. (8) Payment of compensation to Iran. A condition the U.S. had previously refused under any circumstances. (9) Withdrawal of additional U.S. military forces from the Middle East. (10) Cessation of the war on all fronts, including southern Lebanon. Israel disagrees over southern Lebanon, according to the Guardian.

All of this is a good start, after this war-fiasco. So many innocent lives have been lost in Israel, Lebanon, Iran, and other neighboring countries. Hundreds of buildings have been flattened, railways and bridges destroyed, and the environment has suffered from constant pollution, bombings, and fires. The truth is, as we concluded in our previous article, that it is always the poor, their children, and the workers who pay the price of every war, and this war has been no exception…