Why did the memorandum of understanding and the ceasefire in the conflict between the United States and Iran fail? And why and how is the war escalating again?

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See Also

• Punching Upwards 41: The Iran Peace Deal
• Punching Upwards 36: Dire Straits of Hormuz
• Punching Upwards 35: The Horror of Computerised War
• Punching Upwards 30: Aviation and the War in Iran
• Punching Upwards 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb Trap

Sources

1. US-Iran ceasefire is “over”, US President Donald Trump says, BBC News, 8 July 2026
2. Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes, BBC News, 16 July 2026
3. 13 US troops injured in Iran war this week, LiveNow from FOX, 18 July 2026
4. The Joe Rogan Experience #2526 – J.D. Vance, 15 July 2026
5. Crash: K2 Cargo B734 over Arabian Sea on Jul 7th 2026, navigation problems, then lost 35000 feet and impacted sea, The Aviation Herald, 7 July 2026
6. K2 Airways Cargo 737 crashes into Arabian Sea, Flightradar 24, 8 July 2026
7. Breaking News! Airplane Disappears Outside Pakistan, Mentour Pilot, 8 July 2026
8. Aircraft Accident Investigation Report: Boeing 737-4Q8, PK-KKW, Makassar Strait, Sulawesi, 1 January 2007, National Transportation Safety Committee, Ministry of Transportation, Republic of Indonesia, 2008
9. Investigation Report on the Accident to Ethiopian 409 – Boeing 737-800, Registration ET-ANB at Beirut, Lebanon on 25th January 2010, Ministry of Public Works & Transport, Republic of Lebanon, 17 January 2012

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