Pakistan, April 9 -- Celebrated Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes once wrote, "There are years when nothing happens and years in which centuries happen. These days, everything seems to be happening at the same time."

Few lines can better capture the velocity of the present Iran crisis. Just 24 hours earlier, we were sitting at the edge of our seats, worried sick about the dreaded start of World War III. Understandably so, as US President Donald Trump had openly broadcast his threat to "wipe out Iranian civilisation."

However, in a jaw-dropping U-turn, that too when the doomsday clock ticked five seconds to doomsday, a surprising tweet by a humble middlepower routinely making headlines for fighting for its survival turned the tables. KABOO...