●       Trump was looking for a face-saving exit from his Iran war mess through active diplomacy by Pakistan, but it may not result in permanent peace . ●       Although there may be an initial progress of negotiation talks in the early stage amid an expected Lebanon war truce, eventually it may fail by Sunday, April 20, and Trump may resume his Iran war ‘video game.’ ●       Stocks may rally early next week and then plunge late next week again, or after April 20, depending on the trajectory of the Iran negotiations. In a dramatic eleventh-hour development on April 7, 2026, US President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, averting what had appeared to be an imminent escalation into devastating strikes on Iranian infrastructure—both civilian & military. The agreement, reached just before Trump’s self-imposed 8 p.m. ET deadline, hinges on Iran allowing safe and regulated passage of vessels t...