# Global Energy Crisis

A Fragile Interlude in the Persian Gulf: Can the US-Iran Ceasefire Surmount the New Logic of Total War?

A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran offers a brief respite from a devastating 40-day war that crippled global energy supplies and targeted regional economic infrastructure. The conflict has shifted the Middle Eastern paradigm from military confrontation to total economic attrition, leaving the long-term stability of the Persian Gulf in profound doubt.