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A terrifyingly silent weekend, the US-Iran situation is now shrouded in even more complex war shadows! There was very little news about the US and Iran on Saturday, with only one important piece of news: on Friday, US Vice President Pence hosted a closed-door high-level security meeting at Camp David that lasted several hours. #美伊局势持续紧张，G7将释放最多1亿桶储备 Besides Pence, the meeting included Secretary of State Rubio, Defense Secretary Hegseth, Middle East envoy Victoroff, and the current CIA Director. The core of the meeting was the next steps regarding the war on Iran and the security discussion about the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi forces. Subsequently, the White House refused to comment on the meeting and has yet to make any formal military appointments. However, this move, combined with the US sending a third aircraft carrier this week and deploying air defense facilities in the Middle East, easily leads to speculation that an attack on Iran is being prepared. This meeting basically gathered all the top officials from Trump's administration, and among them, Pence and Hegseth are the negotiation faction, advocating short-term military pressure and force deterrence but opposing a long-term war. Rubio, the CIA Director, and Hegseth belong to the diplomatic hardline, skeptical, and military hardline camps respectively. Clearly, this is a discussion weighing the pros and cons of a Middle East war. I believe this move is both a warning to Iran and preparation for Plan B. If Iran does not follow the outcome the US wants, the combat plan may become the main course of action, which is the most dangerous signal. On the Iranian side, they are currently relatively silent, and on October 3, the Strait of Hormuz also...