New Delhi, June 30 -- The 12-day aerial duel between Iran and Israel may have paused, but the region is far from being peaceful. And statements made by the two leaders key to resolving the crisis-US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei-leave little room for hopes of a quick resolution. On Friday, Trump said that if Iran continued with its uranium enrichment programme, America will bomb it again. A day before, Khamenei had vowed that if America attacked Iran again, it should be prepared to face severe punishment. Iran is now hell-bent on pursuing its nuclear plans.

Israel had attacked Iran claiming that the latter was close to developing a nuclear bomb and would soon become a permanent threat to its exis...