Hopes for US-Iran diplomacy still alive as fighting intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz
Mediators from Pakistan, Qatar and Egypt are trying to restore a 60-day ceasefire as U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation intensify.
- On Thursday, U.S. forces conducted strikes deeper into Iran and fired on a vessel accused of breaking a naval blockade, while Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S. allies in the region.
- Hostilities resumed over Iran's unwillingness to allow free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting the 60-day negotiating clock established by the June 17 agreement.
- Mediators from Pakistan, Qatar, and Egypt are working to revive talks, with Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi insisting "the formula for peace is there" as neither side has formally terminated the ceasefire.
- Reduced traffic through the strait exerts economic and political pressure on Washington as midterm elections approach, while Vice President JD Vance noted the administration will "use our military force as one of the many tools" to solve the problem.
- Bradley Bowman, a scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, warns it is unrealistic to expect the U.S. to eliminate Iran's ability to launch missiles soon, as Iran only needs to hit ships occasionally to sustain disruption.
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