World leaders in Tehran and Tel Aviv reportedly froze in terror after learning that a junior minister from a country the size of a thumbprint finally noticed their "failure of diplomacy."

Sources claim the Iranian leadership immediately ordered a stand-down upon realizing that Faishal Ibrahim was "monitoring developments closely" from the safety of an air-conditioned office.

"We were going to engage in a cycle of total nuclear annihilation, but then we realized Singapore was judging our communication skills and we felt really paiseh," said one general while wiping tears with a missile blueprint.

Average Sinkies have reacted to the looming Third World War with characteristic empathy, mostly wondering if the strikes will delay their Taobao parcels or increase the price of a McSpicy.

The government has promised to continue its heroic strategy of watching the news and praying that global instability doesn't result in another 1% GST hike to "buffer" the economy.