{
  "id": 169823,
  "title": "GIGS urges US, Israel and Iran to resume peace talks as conflict fuels global economic strain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/gigs-urges-us-israel-and-iran-to-resume-peace-talks-as-conflict-fuels",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T09:37:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/gigs-urges-us-israel-and-iran-to-resume-peace-talks-as-conflict-fuels-global-economic-strain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) has called upon the United States, Israel, and Iran to restart peace negotiations, warning that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is causing significant human and economic hardship globally. In a statement released on August 4, the think tank asserts that the war, which commenced earlier this year, has persisted for an excessive duration and continues to inflict considerable suffering on millions of people with no control over the decisions driving the conflict. The GIGS expresses apprehension that the April ceasefire understanding and the June 17 memorandum of understanding, aimed at ceasing hostilities, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and facilitating a final peace agreement, have not been upheld. Recent fighting in July, along with threats of large-scale military escalation, fresh strikes in Lebanon, and assaults on commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz, has heightened global concerns. The institute emphasizes that both sides accusing each other of bad faith while ordinary people across the region and worldwide continue to bear the consequences. GIGS contends that military escalation will not yield a permanent solution and stresses that the war cannot be won by escalation. The think tank warns that the conflict has already driven up global oil prices, disrupted international shipping through a crucial maritime corridor, and imposed additional economic strain on countries, particularly in Africa, which can least afford the shock. The institute acknowledges that each side may believe that continued military pressure would bolster their negotiating positions, but argues that such calculations have only prolonged the conflict without achieving a lasting resolution. GIGS specifically urges the United States and Iran to recommit to the peace framework they had previously agreed upon, urges Israel to exercise restraint, and appeals to all parties to safeguard commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure while maintaining channels for mediation through countries like Pakistan and Oman. The institute concludes that there can be no lasting military solution to this conflict; only a negotiated one.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) has appealed to the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately return to the negotiating table, warning that the prolonged conflict in the Middle East is exacting an unbearable human and economic toll on the region and the wider world. In a statement […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "U.S. weapons paused by Iran conflict set to reach Estonia within weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/u-s-weapons-paused-by-iran-conflict-set-to-reach-estonia-within-weeks",
        "published": "2026-08-05T08:54:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}