White House officials: No plans to extend the ceasefire have been heard yet

According to the early release of Polit, White House officials reported that they had not heard of any plans to extend the United States-Iraq ceasefire agreement, which would expire next Monday. If it cannot be postponed, the war that lasted for nearly six months could escalate again. According to White House officials, as of Friday afternoon, negotiations were still “stagnating” and no deferred arrangements had been heard. The difficulties of the negotiations stem in part from the decentralization of power within Iran and from the divergent positions of the Revolutionary Guards, religious forces and the Government, which require an agreement among all factions to come into force. Disagreements have focused on sanctions, frozen assets and passage through the Strait of Hormuz, with the United States saying that any form of fees or traffic control is “unacceptable”. The Trump Government has stated that if Iran rejects the agreement, the United States retains “all options” and sanctions and blockades have severely damaged the Iranian economy, Iran should return to the negotiating table. However, informed sources believe that the United States may have underestimated Iran's affordability and that if it is to stabilize the situation before the mid-term elections, it needs to move as quickly as possible。