On the 9th, the US Axios News website quoted people familiar with the matter as reporting that mediators in Pakistan, Qatar, and other regions strongly advised the US and Iran to de-escalate the tense situation and resume negotiations on Iran's nuclear issue. US officials said the situation was “much calmer” on the 9th. On the 7th and 8th, the US military launched military attacks on Iran for two consecutive days in response to Iran's recent attack on merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US facilities in countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan. While attending the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara on the 8th, US President Trump said that he believes the memorandum of understanding reached between the US and Iran is “over” and that the US military “is likely to hit Iran hard again tonight.”

On the 9th, the US Axios News website quoted people familiar with the matter as reporting that mediators in Pakistan, Qatar, and other regions strongly advised the US and Iran to de-escalate the tense situation and resume negotiations on Iran's nuclear issue. US officials said the situation was “much calmer” on the 9th. On the 7th and 8th, the US military launched military attacks on Iran for two consecutive days in response to Iran's recent attack on merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US facilities in countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan. While attending the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara on the 8th, US President Trump said that he believes the memorandum of understanding reached between the US and Iran is “over” and that the US military “is likely to hit Iran hard again tonight.”