The National Editorial

Tehran should not be left with the ability to lash out at its neighbours whenever it chooses

This step back from the brink is welcome but many issues remain unresolved

Deals and agreements signed during the Iran conflict lock in long-term trade and investments

About 20,000 civilian crew members stuck in the Strait of Hormuz are running low on food and fresh water

Nuclear concessions and sanctions relief address only a fraction of the threat

International partners strengthen Nasa's space programme but Washington's terrestrial ties with many traditional allies look strained

Iranian authorities are flouting one of the world's most widely recognised prohibitions – a ban on enlisting minors for military activities

Decades of diversification and planning are mitigating the fallout from the Iran war

GCC countries are robust but attacks on power and desalination plants threaten years of hard work and investment

There is no military, political or strategic gain to be had from preventing the flow of food and medicine to impoverished and displaced communities

The Iranian regime's belligerent actions during this war show it has little intention of seeking solutions

As the country confronts more than one extreme event at the same time, residents should continue to follow public advice

Taking the world's energy supply hostage punishes the economies of Tehran's trade partners

Threatening entire communities with the same treatment as that meted out to Gaza's Rafah and Beit Hanoun is unacceptable

Only diplomacy can end a war that runs the risk of spiralling out of control