Today's Note: Field Testing; From war guard to peace mediator Dr. Kamran Karmi; Journalist The developments in the Middle East point to the formation of a common regional concern about the future of the war between Iran and the USA. The costs of this conflict are no longer limited to two countries and have spread to the areas of energy, trade and supply chains; In such a way that actors such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates realized that their security and development were linked to this crisis. The trip of senior regional officials to Tehran, diplomatic meetings and mediation by Qatar show an attempt to contain the tensions, but the difference between Tehran and Washington regarding the arrangement of operations - the lifting of oil and sea restrictions by Iran against the immediate entry of the nuclear file by the United States - still remains. According to the theory of regional security complexes, the security of countries is very intertwined and this crisis is beyond a bilateral conflict. The countries of the region are trying to go beyond the role of individual mediators and move towards a collective initiative that includes stopping attacks, securing sea lanes and an economic mechanism. The Middle East is at a crossroads of choice: either continue to depend on the decisions of extra-regional powers leading to instability, or create an independent will for peace and collective security that will ensure the economic survival of the region. Full text of the channel.