"Riyadh is firmly opposed to any US or Israeli military action against Iran at this stage," a former Saudi adviser told Newsweek.

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Parisa Hafezi ISTANBUL/ DUBAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is working hard to prevent U.S.-Iran tensions from tipping the Middle East into a new conflict,

Andrew England Trump was, of course, referring to his decision to briefly join Israel’s 12-day war against the Islamic republic in June, and bomb Iran’s main nuclear facilities. In preparation for another possible attack, the US has sent an aircraft carrier strike group and other military assets to the region.

Senior U.S. and Iranian officials were set to meet in Oman as a deepening crisis over Tehran's nuclear program fueled fears of military confrontation.

Iran's leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the U.S. were to attack it, and designated EU armies as "terrorist groups" in a retaliatory move.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has vowed to unleash a regional war if America launches air strikes. Initially few in the Middle East seemed eager for further conflict. The region’s power-brokers tried to dissuade America from military action. But attitudes now look more mixed.

Tehran and Washington using military threats as leverage while quietly pursuing negotiations backed by regional diplomacy led by Türkiye, says Middle East analyst Vali Nasr - Anadolu Ajansı