Optimism surrounding another set of peace proposals aimed at shaping a peace deal between Iran and the United States quickly faded this week as the two sides appeared to instead pull further apart, digging in and insisting that the other compromise for negotiations to resume. US President Donald Trump has said that the already fragile ceasefire with Iran, in place since April 8, is now on “life support”, and members of his administration have increasingly hinted that the US could resume fighting. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Kuwait says it foiled infiltration operation by Iran’s IRGC list 2 of 3 US faces rising costs with Iran war driving energy prices, inflation higher list 3 of 3 Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to UAE: US envoy end of list But analysts say for all of Trump’s bluster on Truth Social, his preferred megaphone, the US president is now trapped between escalation and concession, with the region increasingly stuck in a grey zone of neither peace…