India, June 25 -- US President Donald Trump castigated both Iran and Israel for violating the ceasefire conditions after he announced a cessation of hostilities between the two arch-rivals on Monday evening (Eastern Time). Clearly, both warring nations took advantage of the time difference and communication lag to launch last-minute bombings and missile attacks on each other.

While the 12-day war, as President Trump described it, ended following these final assaults, it is notable that Pakistan was not similarly reprimanded by the US, despite continuing to launch drone attacks against India after a ceasefire was declared at 5 pm on May 10. After the Pakistani Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) proposed a ceasefire to his Indi...