What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track...

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Iran’s strikes both before and apparently after a ceasefire began seem to threaten peace. If it holds, <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/24/trump-says-the-war-is-over-how-14-bombs-may-change-the-middle-east?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.pod ...

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After 15 months of fighting, a <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/01/15/after-15-months-of-hell-israel-and-hamas-sign-a-ceasefire-deal?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.t ...