Islamabad deal pauses U.S.-Iran conflict, but Lebanon, sanctions, nuclear oversight and Israeli opposition threaten its survival

Islamabad deal pauses U.S.-Iran conflict, but Lebanon, sanctions, nuclear oversight and Israeli opposition threaten its survival

The U.S.-Iran deal shaped regional dynamics with the rise of a constructive regional bloc and disruptive Israel resisting the shift

A joint statement released by the mediating countries, Qatar and Pakistan, announced the creation of a deconfliction mechanism for Lebanon.

Critics had a field day last week when President Donald Trump signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran. Some picked on the US agreeing to lift…