The simultaneous deterioration of German-American relations while World War I raged made any escalation in Mexico undesirable and so negotiations followed.
ðə sˌaɪməltˈeɪniəs dɪtˌiəɹɪɹˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈɜːmənɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wˌaɪl wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ɹˈeɪdʒd mˌeɪd ˌɛni ˌɛskɐlˈeɪʃən ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ ˌʌndɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl ænd sˌoʊ nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz fˈɑːloʊd.