A person familiar with the matter revealed to CBS News Channel that after the sharp escalation of the conflict between the US and Iran, Vice President JD Vance, US Special Envoy Steve Vitkov, and Jared Kushner have been in touch with Qatari officials this week. Mediators from Qatar, Pakistan, and other countries are working to ease the situation. Iran attacked several ships in the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning of this week. The US side then launched large-scale air strikes for two consecutive days, hitting at least 170 targets. Iran then launched a counterattack against America's allies in the Persian Gulf. As of Friday, no clear progress had been made in the mediation. The Iranian side also confirmed that it is continuing discussions with the mediator, but there is no sign that US and Iranian officials have resumed direct contact. The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding and reached a cease-fire agreement in the middle of this month. The series of attacks that broke out this week is the most severe impact the cease-fire mechanism has experienced so far.

A person familiar with the matter revealed to CBS News Channel that after the sharp escalation of the conflict between the US and Iran, Vice President JD Vance, US Special Envoy Steve Vitkov, and Jared Kushner have been in touch with Qatari officials this week. Mediators from Qatar, Pakistan, and other countries are working to ease the situation. Iran attacked several ships in the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning of this week. The US side then launched large-scale air strikes for two consecutive days, hitting at least 170 targets. Iran then launched a counterattack against America's allies in the Persian Gulf. As of Friday, no clear progress had been made in the mediation. The Iranian side also confirmed that it is continuing discussions with the mediator, but there is no sign that US and Iranian officials have resumed direct contact. The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding and reached a cease-fire agreement in the middle of this month. The series of attacks that broke out this week is the most severe impact the cease-fire mechanism has experienced so far.