Source: Common Dreams
by Jeffrey D Sachs & Sybil Fares
“A two-week ceasefire has partially halted the Israel-US war on Iran. The war accomplished precisely nothing that a competent diplomat could not have achieved in an afternoon. The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war and it is open again now, but with more Iranian control. Meanwhile, the chaos continues. Israel is intent on blowing up the ceasefire, as this was Israel’s war from the start. Israel dazzled Trump with the prospect of a one-day decapitation strike that would put Trump in charge of Iran’s oil. Israel, in turn, was out for bigger prey: to bring down the Iranian regime and thereby become the regional hegemon of Western Asia. The foundation of the ceasefire is Iran’s 10-point plan, which Trump (perhaps unwittingly) called a ‘workable basis on which to negotiate.'” (04/09/26)