Luchano Zakara, an adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University in Qatar, suggests that the latest US proposal to Iran may indicate that Washington wants to adjust the timeline for Iran's previously proposed seven-day plan to end the conflict. Zakara stated that this means the US is not opposed to "what the two sides will discuss," but rather questions the order in which the various aspects of the agreement will be implemented. Zakara believes this shows that both sides are trying to end the war, but at the same time, both want to save face.