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What are the conditions for a ceasefire in the U.S.–Israel war on Iran?

Despite intensifying strikes, the Iran war may still move toward a ceasefire. Energy market pressure, Gulf diplomacy, Iranian missile capabilities, succession politics in Tehran and Washington’s strategic choices will determine whether the conflict widens or stabilises.

What are the conditions for a ceasefire in the U.S.–Israel war on Iran?
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The current war is not an isolated event.

It is the result of the “window of opportunity” that has opened in recent years for Israel to dismember the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This makes sustainable peace hard to envisage, at least as long as that “window of opportunity” is open.

Nonetheless, a ceasefire is still possible within the short-term as seen last June 2025, under the following circumstances: 

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