Report: Saudi crown prince urged Trump to refrain from strikes

According to Middle East Eye, Saudi Arabia expressed concern over US President Donald Trump's plans for massive strikes against Iran. The outlet reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Trump and urged him to de-escalate tensions and refrain from launching the strikes.

The Associated Press and South China Morning Post reported that President Donald Trump said he will hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Middle East allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the war. The deal would include the opening of the Hormuz Strait and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. ABC News AU also reported that Trump said the US will hold off on fresh strikes against Iran as Middle East allies have agreed to parameters of a deal to end the war.

Jerusalem Post quoted Trump as saying "The USA is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran", while the Associated Press added that Israel agreed to join the US in the commitment to try to complete the agreement with Iran that would bring about an end to the war. Iran did not offer any immediate public reaction to the announcement.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Jerusalem Post, ABC News AU, Associated Press, South China Morning Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.