Opinion
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The April 7 Ceasefire, A Fragile Pause in a War that Shattered International Law
Oxuz News · Opinion.
Examines the two-week, Pakistan-brokered ceasefire of April 7, 2026, while cataloging the campaign's violations of international humanitarian law—the collapse of the principle of distinction, attacks on civilian infrastructure, and threats amounting to collective punishment—and argues that lasting peace requires not handshake deals but a binding UN Security Council resolution closing the nuclear file.
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The Case for a Ceasefire Under the China-Pakistan Five-Point Initiative
Oxuz News · Opinion.
Calls for an immediate 30-day humanitarian ceasefire built on the China-Pakistan Five-Point Initiative—prioritizing cessation of hostilities, protection of civilians and nuclear sites, secure shipping lanes, and UN Charter primacy—toward a settlement enshrined in a binding UN Security Council resolution.
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From Article 40(a) to Open War: The Legal Thresholds Defining the US-Israeli War on Iran
Oxuz News · Opinion.
Argues that the legal groundwork for the 2026 war was laid on October 8, 2023, when Israel invoked Article 40(a) of its Basic Law to enter a formal wartime footing, which—via the Damascus consular strike and Iran's Article 51 response—escalated a decades-long cold war into open conflict.