The two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington — at least for right now — is allowing a collective global exhale following an intense month of war. As of Wednesday, oil markets were rebounding, with prices dropping significantly from their record highs above $150 per barrel.

Domestically, perhaps a rare sigh of relief from coast to coast, as the most unpopular U.S. war in a century headed for a pause instead of the unprecedented escalation promised by President Donald Trump's "a whole civilization will die tonight" Truth Social post.

But a durable peace and an end to this war are not guaranteed. Cracks are already showing over what was agreed and what was not by both sides, and accusations of violations are afoot.