The Don and Dan show.

Entertainment is over. "US President announced yesterday that its ally Israel and Iran have agreed to a 'complete and total ceasefire' which would be phased out over 24 hours. He called the conflict between the Asian rivals the '12-day war'." TOI. Minutes after Trump's announcement, "An Iraqi military official said that an unidentified drone had targeted Camp Taji, a military installation located to the north of Baghdad," hitting a surface-to-air missile launcher and radar sites. HT. According to US Air Force Gen Dan 'Razin' Caine, "B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped fourteen 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs on Iran's Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities." More than 125 aircraft were involved and more than two dozen "Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles (TLAMS) launched from a single submarine somewhere in the region." twz.com. MOPs and TLAMS fired by the aptly named 'Razin' (completely destroy) Dan. Americans sure know how to make a drama out of a damp squib. "Iran's Red Crescent Chief said there were no fatalities from US strikes on nuclear facilities, while the Health Ministry reported 430 civilians killed since Israel launched attacks on June 13." Iran Wire. "Hassan Abedini, the deputy political director of Iran's state broadcaster, claimed the three sites targeted by the US had been evacuated a 'while ago', and that Iran 'didn't suffer a major blow because the materials had already been taken out'." BBC. This is borne out by the fact that "Satellite images appeared to show scores of trucks lined up at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility just days before the US carried out its large-scale airstrikes," and "The vehicles, which came and went over a 24-hour stretch, appeared to move unidentified contents roughly half a mile away." NY Post. So near and yet, not touched. If Fordow was active some uranium gas would surely have escaped but, "Multiple Gulf nations have confirmed that no abnormal radiation has been detected in the region following US strikes." "The targeted facilities reportedly include the underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, as well as sites in Isfahan and Natanz." TOI. Obviously, Iran had been fully informed about US intentions and this explains why Trump hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House last week. NDTV. "Trump said he was honored to meet Mr Munir the two had discussed Iran, which he said Pakistan knew better than most." Indeed they do. "Behind Pakistan's rhetorical support for Iran lies a complex web of shared threats, historical affinities, economic dependencies and strategic repositioning that defy easy categorisation." ET. Israel is suffering casualties from Iranian missiles and needs a rest, Iran gets to keep its enriched uranium and hope for easing of sanctions, the US puts on a choreographed show and Pakistan becomes important again. We will wait for a serial on streaming services (wikipedia) with plenty of posturing, saluting, shouting and fireworks. What will it be called? Suggest - 'A Polite War'. Or 'The Don and Dan show'.