Kuala Lampur, June 19 -- The postponement of the planned United States-Iran talks in Switzerland on June 19 is a reminder that diplomacy in West Asia remains fragile even after the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) that temporarily halted direct hostilities.

The MOU was signed by President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit, alongside the EU, and witnessed by leaders from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain barely two days ago in France.

What was supposed to be the beginning of a more structured process toward stabilising the region - based on the 14 points in the MOU - has instead become another illustration of how difficult it will be to move from ceasefire to genuine peace.

The immediate trigger for the cancellation ...