Some Countries Desperate to Revive US-Iran Talks Again
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Fresh diplomatic efforts are underway to secure a ceasefire between the United States and Iran as concerns grow that prolonged tensions could continue to disrupt global energy markets without escalating into a full-scale war, according to The Wall Street Journal.
International mediators are seeking to bring both sides back to the negotiating table. Mediators, particularly those representing Gulf countries, fear the US and Iran could settle into a prolonged war of reckless military confrontations that could keep the region’s economy under pressure.
One of the biggest concerns is the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping activity has fallen to just 10 vessels per day.
Qatar has reportedly proposed a 10-day ceasefire and the removal of restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to restore commercial traffic.
Meanwhile, Brent crude continued to trade around $90 per barrel.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
