According to BlockBeats, on July 20, Bitget data showed that both WTI and Brent crude oil prices continued to decline. Brent crude oil fell below $85 per barrel, down more than 2% on the day; WTI crude oil fell more than $2 on the day, currently trading at $80.29 per barrel, a drop of 2.5%.

According to BlockBeats, on July 20, the United States and Iran maintained a fragile balance between military action and diplomatic negotiations, with neither side crossing the other's core red lines. Analysts believe that although Israel has not yet directly intervened in the conflict, it could still launch renewed military action against Iran's nuclear facilities and missile capabilities should the situation escalate.

The report states that Israel's "Roaring Lion" operation against Iran was temporarily halted after the US and Iran reached a 14-point framework agreement, which created conditions for 60 days of negotiations between the two sides with the goal of promoting a long-term solution.

Currently, the United States continues to strike targets within Iran, focusing primarily on facilities in the Strait of Hormuz and carrying out limited attacks on infrastructure such as bridges and railways, in order to put pressure on Iran. Iran has responded by attacking U.S. targets in the region, including those in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, but has not yet directly attacked Israel.

Analysts point out that there is currently an undisclosed "red line" between the US and Iran: the US avoids large-scale attacks on Iran's core national infrastructure, while Iran avoids escalating the conflict to Israeli territory.

However, Israel may intervene directly if the following three scenarios occur:

• First, the United States is expanding the scope of its military operations. If the U.S. military attacks Iranian nuclear facilities or ballistic missile programs, including key targets such as Pickaxe Mountain that were previously unaffected, it could prompt Iran to expand the scope of its retaliation.

Second, the conflict could escalate due to miscalculations by both sides. A sudden action by either the United States, Iran, or Israel could break the current limited state of conflict.

Third, Israel actively seeks military opportunities to strike Iran's nuclear facilities and missile capabilities in order to achieve the goals that were not achieved in the previous "Roaring Lion" operation.

Meanwhile, Israel is intensifying its efforts to influence public opinion within the United States. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Israeli government recently invested over $45 million to improve public perception of Israeli policies in the US, including conducting public opinion campaigns using AI-generated text messages.