Iran Regime Officials Pressured the U.S. to Facilitate a Ceasefire in Gaza in Private Talks

"“With Hamas facing defeat and Hezbollah facing a likely Israeli offensive into southern Lebanon, Iran is pulling strings to protect these groups—including in this case through intermediaries in Oman,” said Jerry Canto, an analyst at United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). “Although internal and local circumstances also influence these groups’ decisions, Tehran prepared them for decades and then ordered them to escalate against Israel and the U.S.”"