From a military history lens there are historical precedents for ceasefires structured like the Israel–Iran agreement, with staged timelines, future implementation windows, and symbolic declarations of war’s end. The 1953 Korean War armistice was signed in the morning but took effect 12 hours later, allowing final military movements before a synchronized halt. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a UN-brokered ceasefire gave both sides a 12-hour window. The 1995 Dayton Accords ending the Bosnian War involved a phased timeline, with military withdrawals and political milestones spaced out over weeks. In 2014, Israel and Hamas adopted ceasefires with delayed activation, giving 12 to 72 hours to deconflict operations. Ending a war is not a flip of a switch, but a carefully staged process, often with countdowns, final missions, and a moment of formal closure.
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