Mina Al-Oraibi: ‘There Is the Possibility That the Ceasefire Could Be Extended’ in Iran

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AL-ORAIBI: “As your correspondents have highlighted, it‘s very fluid. It‘s moving. There is the possibility that the ceasefire could be extended. There is a possibility that talks are announced very quickly. And there‘s also the risk that you get back to active kinetic warfare. And that‘s the option that everyone wants to avoid, especially here in the gulf. This is very much on our doorstep. So there are efforts being made. There were very important meetings happening in Turkey. They had a big forum, the antalya diplomacy forum. We had our correspondent there, and much of the talk there was an effort to keep the Pakistani track of mediation continuing. While the egyptians and the Turks are also putting in quite a bit of effort. You‘ve had phone calls between Iranian officials and here in the uae, Saudi Arabia, Qatar. So the Iranians have reached out to some of the countries in the region, which of course, have been targeted by Iran over 40 days during the war. And there is hope that de-escalation can continue. But at the moment, it‘s very unclear what ultimately will be the decision of the Iranians to try to deescalate, but also, of course,”