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2026-11-01 09:46:25
[US May Strike Iran Again, Gulf States Intensify Mediation, Internal US Divisions Emerge] (1) The US may strike Iran again, and a weary and tense atmosphere pervades the Persian Gulf region. Gulf state officials are intensifying their mediation efforts to break the US-Iran deadlock; they are aware that they will be the first to be affected if the conflict escalates. (2) Many Gulf states have US military bases, and therefore will be impacted by Iranian retaliatory strikes. As concerns about Trump's war plans intensify, leaders of these countries have called for de-escalation in public and private. (3) An official familiar with the negotiations, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said that Trump is willing to accept an agreement on the one hand, but does not rule out restarting strikes on the other; US Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Vitkov, and Trump's son-in-law and Special Envoy Jared Kushner are all pushing for an agreement, but Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth and others oppose it. An Iranian official said, "The next two days will determine the direction of the situation," adding that the US hopes to achieve a positive breakthrough before the midterm elections.
