New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Something notable is missing from Iran's written ceasefire roadmap. In sixty pages of diplomatic language, delivered to American envoys at the UN General Assembly on September 23, Tehran laid out a phased framework for ending the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and beginning a structured security dialogue. The document names the IAEA, the Security Council, Qatar, Pakistan, and Egypt. It does not name Hezbollah.

a framework designed to satisfy Washington's demand for a legible negotiating partner. Hezbollah is not a legible negotiating partner. It is not a state. It does not sign documents. Iran's written peace conditions, delivered through Araghchi to Steve Witkoff, cannot carry provisions for an armed non-sta...