On: US-Iran ceasefire negociations underway in Switzerland

June 21, 2026

They meet in Switzerland, these men who speak for empires. The ceasefire in Lebanon was the pretext - the incident that allows them to sit at the same table without losing face. But the structural cause remains unchanged: Iran’s power has grown, and America’s has diminished relative to what it once was. They negotiate not because they wish to, but because they must. The strong do what they can; the weak suffer what they must - and in this case, both are strong enough to hurt but not to conquer, so they talk. I have seen such meetings before. The envoys will speak of peace, but their words are merely the visible surface of deeper currents - fear, exhaustion, the slow drain of resources. They will agree to terms that neither side truly desires, because the alternative is more bloodshed without prospect of victory. And when they return home, they will call it a triumph. The people will believe them, until the next war comes.