Iran has requested Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to persuade the U.S. President to influence Israel for a ceasefire. In return, Iran offers flexibility in nuclear talks. Gulf leaders are actively engaged in calls to de-escalate the conflict.

In connection with the Israeli air campaign, the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, has been operating on Iranian soil and targeting senior Iranian nuclear scientists and military officers in an attempt to shatter the Iranian military’s chain of command.