weak’ ceasefire: Strikes continue even as US, Iran agree to 2

After 39 days of intense hostilities that pushed the Gulf region to the brink of a wider war, the US and Iran on Wednesday agreed to a fragile two-week ceasefire, offering a narrow diplomatic window for de-escalation even as sporadic violence continued across multiple theatres. The breakthrough — described by US President Donald Trump as a “double-sided ceasefire”— is conditional upon Iran ensuring the “complete, immediate and safe opening” of the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, through which a substantial portion of the world’s oil supply flows. “Subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and…