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Ceasefire in Iran breaks down in a single day
Aftermath of an Israeli strike in Beirut |
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David Blair Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator |
Seldom has a truce unravelled so quickly as the ceasefire that was supposed to halt Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
First Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said the ceasefire would not cover Lebanon and emphasised his point by launching a new round of air strikes on Beirut. The Iran-backed millitant group Hezbollah has since responded by firing rockets towards Israel this morning.
JD Vance put the cracks in the ceasefire down to a “legitimate misunderstanding” from the Iranians who “thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t”.
As if that were not enough, Iranian drones also attacked targets in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia yesterday, including the oil pipeline across the Arabian Peninsula that provides a partial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
True enough, America and Israel have stopped bombing Iran, so that element of the truce is holding. Nor has Iran attacked any more US bases or embassies in the Middle East, at least so far.
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Israeli air strikes in Abbasiyah, southern Lebanon |
However, every other component of the ceasefire is on the brink less than 24 hours after Trump hailed a “big day for world peace”. That is because no issue between the enemies has yet been resolved and direct talks between America and Iran are not due to begin until tomorrow.
Despite all the efforts of Pakistan as mediator, there is a risk that the ceasefire will have completely collapsed by then. Trump has once again displayed his habit of claiming a triumph before anything substantive has actually been settled.
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Go deeper with our Iran coverage:
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Bethan Holt Fashion Director |
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Cupboard staplesEvery weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
“Are you supposed to eat them like that?” my wife asked, as I guzzled anchovies straight from the container with the voracious gusto of a sea lion at feeding time.
Reader, it’s just possible that I have a problem. I can’t get enough of the salty little things, either on their own or in more civilised forms: on toast, say, or with pasta. I’m starting to worry that my neighbours have noticed the clank of empty tins each week as I drop them into the recycling bin.
It was reassuring, then, to learn that Michelin-starred chef Alex Dilling, of Hotel Café Royal in London, shares my weakness, apparently smuggling anchovies into most of his cooking. He was interviewed for this article about the everyday foods that Britain’s best chefs can’t do without, and readers have been responding with theirs.
For Bettina Thwaite, “it’s sweet chilli sauce. Goes with most things.”
Christopher Jennings, meanwhile, swears by “Lao Gan Ma crispy chilli in oil. A million times better than any Tabasco sauce.” I agree.
Andrea Knowles notes a puzzling omission: “What about mustard? It perks up most savoury dishes. And paprika. Another staple in my kitchen.” While James Young is “surprised that Maldon Salt didn’t make the list”.
Another reader writes: “Bovril adds beefiness to gravy. Hoisin or sweet teriyaki can add an interesting twist to gravy for duck.”
Finally, Cailin Phibbs puts in a word for lemons, advising: “drink the juice with water, or tea obviously, and grate the zest over pretty much anything. Always an enhancement.” An excellent shout, in my view, not least because lemon zest goes very nicely with, you guessed it, anchovies. Which staples do you always keep a stash of? Send your responses here, and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of From the Editor PM, for which you can sign up here.
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