Gate News message, April 8, an Australian Federal Bank strategist said that the U.S.-Iran conflict may end in May, one month earlier than the previously expected June. Although the ceasefire did not end the fighting, the strategist sees it as the beginning of the end of the conflict. The report noted that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz indicates that the peace agreement is making tangible progress. The strategist’s analysis said that although the plans proposed by the United States and Iran have major disagreements, achieving a ceasefire shows that the United States is tentatively open to compromise, mainly because Iran’s strategic leverage has not been significantly reduced and U.S. allies are still unwilling to provide assistance. The strategist added that the economic consequences of the war are continuing to accumulate; if negotiations break down due to political constraints, the market will react strongly and negatively.