A Fragile Ceasefire
The United States and Iran have decided to extend the ceasefire after the intermittent skirmishes between the two. Both the sides should be careful and not allow belligerence to become a hallmark of their relationship. The United States must opt for peace, and not put the Middle-East as a region on perpetual ransom. The Middle-East ought to be made commerce inclined, and all political efforts must go in making the region safer and fitter for business. Any undue entanglements ought to be avoided and more edifying efforts must be put in making the region peaceful. Peace ought to be a higher priority in the region, and commerce should be allowed to flourish. The United States must understand that the old leadership has been wiped out in the war, but the new leadership carries the same ideology. So there are not many political fluctuations on the ground. The United States must secure its allies in the region and allow Israel to live in safety. Israel can become collateral damage for any errors committed. Iran, on the other hand, must be in favour of peace and not go in for an outright conflict. The three-month war has killed many, destroyed public property, and therefore the mayhem of war ought to be stopped. Iran must be careful enough to extend the ceasefire, for the next sixty days, and finalize the peace deal in the meantime.
The almost two months given to Iran are long enough to make peace with the United States. The new leadership must be circumspect, and allow peace to prevail in the region. Peace is a higher proposition of living and therefore should be given the high priority that it deserves. Peace and security can become a better way to think about the region instead of wars and killings. The states involved in the war must be made responsible and should offer respite to each other. The ideological framework of the new leadership must undergo some changes and its hardline attitude must be given up on. The United States can only become Iran’s trustworthy element once it decides to forego its hardline stance on Israel and soften its revolutionary ideology. Iran would be suited to change its political stances and trust in politics in order to bring about the extraordinary changes that the circumstances demand. It must not inculcate hardline elements in its new leadership and change its ideology to include commonalities with other powers rather than mere political differences that it holds now. The United States and Iran must opt for peace deal, and sign it at the earliest. Wasting more time might jeopardize the efforts required to mend the ways that have been lambasted for quite long.
Yuvraj Saharan
Capital Report