Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan and other mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire to the US and Iran, according to the American website Axios. According to the American website, US President Donald Trump has reached a decisive point in the ongoing war with Iran where, according to American and Israeli officials, only two viable paths remain. One option is to try for a new 10-day ceasefire aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The other option is to launch a major military campaign together with Israel to force Iran to surrender.
According to the American website, Trump has not yet made a final decision, but US officials believe that the coming days will determine which path will be taken, because the scope for continuing the long and continuous war in the Gulf is decreasing.
Two regional sources familiar with the mediation effort told Axios that Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan and other regional mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire to the US and Iran. According to US officials, the Trump administration is reviewing the proposal. So far, neither the US nor Iran has accepted the proposal. Both sides appear to be trying to strengthen their positions with more attacks before the ceasefire.
According to Axios, even after 10 days of continuous bombing, Iran’s influence in the Strait of Hormuz has not been eliminated, which is why Trump is getting more entangled in a war that he has repeatedly declared victory over.
On the other hand, gasoline prices are rising again in the US, which is further increasing domestic backlash against the already unpopular war.
According to a regional source, progress was being made in the ceasefire efforts on Saturday, but Washington hardened its position after two US soldiers were killed in an Iranian missile attack in Jordan.
A senior US official confirmed that talks are ongoing but that Trump has not yet completed his retaliatory strike against Iran, which he said will avenge the recent deaths of US troops in Jordan. These devastating attacks will continue until the president himself decides.
A regional source told Axios that “we are trying to find a lasting solution. Iran cannot impose conditions, but it cannot be ignored either.”