The US military's air strike against Iran, which has continued for nearly two weeks and continues to escalate, has now been suspended. Various parties are simultaneously promoting diplomatic mediation in an attempt to prevent the conflict from turning into an all-out war. The fluctuating US-Iran conflict will end for five months next Tuesday. Whether the two sides will usher in a turning point in the situation remains to be seen. While threatening to launch a new round of attacks, US President Trump said that negotiations are still progressing; at the same time, outsiders are worried that the war will push up oil prices, which may drag down the Republican Party election in November, but Trump is not convinced by this. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will go to Washington next week to meet with Trump, adding further uncertainty to the regional situation. Michael Singh, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Research, said, “Iran knows that once Israel enters the war, the situation will deteriorate further. But if you look at it another way, Israel has not taken action so far, and it may send a signal to Iran that the US side is interested in controlling the scale of the conflict.” A regional official involved in the mediation revealed that multi-party cooperative diplomatic work is progressing; the US military suspended air strikes and Iran stopped launching counterattacks against neighboring countries where the US military is stationed. This “positive signal” will help cool down the situation. The anonymous official said that both the US and Iran intend to resume the temporary cease-fire agreement. The core content of the compromise plan currently being negotiated is that Iran will control navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while easing restrictions on passing ships.

The US military's air strike against Iran, which has continued for nearly two weeks and continues to escalate, has now been suspended. Various parties are simultaneously promoting diplomatic mediation in an attempt to prevent the conflict from turning into an all-out war. The fluctuating US-Iran conflict will end for five months next Tuesday. Whether the two sides will usher in a turning point in the situation remains to be seen. While threatening to launch a new round of attacks, US President Trump said that negotiations are still progressing; at the same time, outsiders are worried that the war will push up oil prices, which may drag down the Republican Party election in November, but Trump is not convinced by this. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will go to Washington next week to meet with Trump, adding further uncertainty to the regional situation. Michael Singh, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Research, said, “Iran knows that once Israel enters the war, the situation will deteriorate further. But if you look at it another way, Israel has not taken action so far, and it may send a signal to Iran that the US side is interested in controlling the scale of the conflict.” A regional official involved in the mediation revealed that multi-party cooperative diplomatic work is progressing; the US military suspended air strikes and Iran stopped launching counterattacks against neighboring countries where the US military is stationed. This “positive signal” will help cool down the situation. The anonymous official said that both the US and Iran intend to resume the temporary cease-fire agreement. The core content of the compromise plan currently being negotiated is that Iran will control navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while easing restrictions on passing ships.