MBS Urges Trump to Prioritise Dialogue as US Halts Iran Strikes

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman phoned Trump urging renewed diplomacy hours before Trump announced a halt to planned US strikes on Iran, citing the outline of a deal involving reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending Iran's nuclear programme, with Israel reportedly joining the commitment. The five-month US-Israel-Iran war has repeatedly swung between escalation and ceasefire, with Gulf states like Saudi Arabia now directly targeted by drone and Houthi attacks amid fears of a wider regional conflagration. END X reads such volatile Middle East escalation, involving Israel, the US and Gulf powers, as part of the broader movement toward global conflict Scripture describes as "wars and rumours of wars" (Matthew 24:6), without treating this specific war as Armageddon itself.