Did the US just prove military power doesn’t work anymore?

Donald Trump has backed down again on threats towards Iran.

In a social media post, the President said he has agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks" and that this "will be a double-sided ceasefire".

It's after Iranians formed human chains along bridges and around power plants after Trump vowed that "a whole civilisation will die tonight".

On the other hand, Iran has claimed victory, saying it forced the US to accept its 10-point plan.

All the while, our Foreign Minister Winston Peters has met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, coming out of it saying he is "very hopeful for the future".

Today on The Front Page, University of Otago Peace Studies professor Richard Jackson is with us to take us through the latest, and what could happen next.

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