Why Ceasefires Fail: US-Iran Truce Frays as Old Pattern Repeats

The fragile pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran is weakening. This follows a familiar and grim historical pattern. Experts note that ceasefires often break down because they only stop the fighting. They rarely solve the deeper conflicts that started the war. Without a shared plan for lasting peace, a truce can simply reset the battlefield. During the pause, reasons to continue fighting often grow stronger. For a peace to last, political solutions must take hold. These solutions are difficult and seldom happen. Recent history shows the dangers. Agreements like the Minsk accords have often failed. They collapse when the root causes of war are not addressed. The current U.S.-Iran situation appears to be following this same doomed path.