Iran: what will the ceasefire bring?

There are good reasons why it was Pakistan that managed to pull off this surprise breakthrough, the Salzburger Nachrichten explains:

“ With its population of 250 million, the nation maintains good relations with its Shiite Muslim neighbour Iran. … As a nuclear power, Pakistan also signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia, Iran’s biggest Sunni rival in the Middle East, in 2025. And furthermore, China has been operating the Pakistani deep-sea port of Gwadar since 2013 and regards the country as its main ally in the Middle East. So if Pakistan’s prime minister is able to secure more than a short-lived ceasefire, he can bank on massive support in the region.”