Iran sought US pressure on Israel for ceasefire via Gulf states, sources say
Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Andrew Mills
Updated Mon, 16 June 2025 at 11:49 PM SGT4-min read
The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran
By Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Andrew Mills
DUBAI (Reuters) -Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S.
President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Iranian flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday.
Gulf leaders and their top diplomats worked the phones all weekend, speaking to each other, to Tehran, Washington and beyond in an effort to prevent a widening of the biggest ever confrontation between longstanding enemies Israel and Iran.