US-Iran ceasefire offers welcome respite but true peace looks distant as ever
by Jason Burke in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#76AW5)
Analysts say lengthy, painstaking negotiations over region's root tensions are required to make ceasefire stick
In much of the Middle East, news that the US and Iran had come to a fragile agreement was greeted with relief tempered with doubt that any deal would resolve the turbulent region's deep problems or even prevent a future return to war.
In Kuwait, a frequent target of Iranian drone strikes during the 15-week conflict, Iyad Joumma, a 37-year-old Jordanian engineer, spoke for many.
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