Looks like Donald Trump found an unexpected exit route.At the last moment, just hours before a massive escalation, Trump agreed to pause the Iran attack for two weeks.
Not after pressure from allies or UN resolution. But after conversations with Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir.
Let's be clear. This was not peace. This was a pause.
A pause that possibly saved Trump from walking into a full-scale regional disaster. Because a direct escalation would not just have hit Iran. It could have engulfed the entire Gulf, destabilised Israel, and shaken global oil routes through Hormuz.
So the question is simple.
Did Sharif "stop a war"?
Or did Trump use Sharif and Munir to step back… without appearing to step back?