A Pause, a Peace, and a ‘Cup of Poison’: How Wars End in Iran

Apr 14, 2026 - 04:00
A Pause, a Peace, and a ‘Cup of Poison’: How Wars End in Iran
Atta Kenare
A woman walks past a giant billboard reading ‘The Strait of Hormuz remains closed’ at Revolution Square in Tehran on April 12.

COMMENTARY: The Iran-Israel-United States war that began Feb. 28 is closer to the end than the beginning. But exactly how it ends remains murky.