New Delhi, July 10 -- Waiel Awwad, Middle East Expert, said on Friday that both Iran and the US are avoiding a direct war, and are sticking to tit-for-tat attacks, which indicates that the war is in control.

Awwad, in a conversation with ANI, said that the Gulf countries involved in mediation wanted to make sure that both sides go to the negotiating table and discuss the modality of implementing the security framework they have signed.

"Yes, there is already attack, counterattack, retaliatory attack by Iran against some military bases of the United States in the region, including GCC country and in Jordan. And that's a clear indication that the United States does not want to widen this war at this moment, according to what our sources i...