New Delhi, June 24 -- After tense days that pushed the Middle East to the brink, the Israel-Iran war has seemed to eased in a "total ceasefire." A senior White House official has said that while US President Donald Trump held phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President JD Vance Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steven Witkoff held direct and indirect talks with Iranian officials to broker the ceasefire between the two countries to ease the rising tensions in the Middle East.

But the real question lingers - who blinked first? The 'total ceasefire' announcement, made early Tuesday, has raised more questions than answers - what led to the breakthrough, and what role global diplomacy played in pulling th...