UAE and Qatar reportedly urged allies to help Trump de-escalate with Iran

According to reports, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar privately urged their allies to pressure then-President Donald Trump to limit military strikes against Iran and find a diplomatic 'off-ramp' to de-escalate tensions. This occurred amid rising Middle East tensions, with Trump also holding a call with the UAE president on regional security.

Separately, Saudi Arabia denied reports that it had lobbied Trump to attack Iran. Other reports, however, suggested Saudi Arabia and Israel had been pushing Trump for weeks to strike Iran before a specific military operation.