DESPERATE: Report: Iran Pleads with Qatar, Oman to Get Trump to Stop War

Iran is now turning to regional intermediaries in a bid to halt the escalating conflict, reportedly pleading with them to deliver a message directly to President Donald Trump: stop the war.

Despite continuing its missile assaults on Israel, Iran has been unable to shield itself from the relentless wave of Israeli counterstrikes.

In under two days, Israel has succeeded in eliminating the bulk of Iran’s top military commanders and nuclear experts. It has also inflicted significant damage on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and nearly wiped out what remained of the country’s air defense systems. In response to Tehran’s missile fire on Israeli population centers, Israel has also begun hitting critical components of Iran’s energy sector.

According to a report in Yisroel Hayom, Iran appears to be signaling that it has reached a breaking point.

The newspaper revealed that Iranian officials have asked Oman and Qatar to step in and mediate indirect talks between Tehran and Washington—on the condition that Israel halts its strikes. Oman, which has played a role in past negotiations, has already acknowledged its involvement, though U.S. officials reportedly see no urgency to engage.

A senior American diplomat told Yisroel Hayom that Iran is now operating from a far more vulnerable position than it was prior to Israel’s initial offensive on Thursday.

“They either failed to understand or deliberately ignored the president’s warnings, which were very clear. They tried to stall through negotiations, refused to compromise on the most basic issue that could have proven their claim they are not seeking a bomb, halting uranium enrichment on Iranian soil. Worst of all, they deceived us, continuing rapid development of their nuclear weapons program even while talks were underway,” he said.

President Donald Trump, for his part, has called on Iran to return to negotiations and agree to dismantle its uranium enrichment operations—an element of earlier talks that Tehran had flatly rejected before Israel’s military campaign began.

Only days earlier, Trump expressed serious doubt about the potential for a new agreement with Iran, stating that he was “much less confident” in reaching a deal and implying that Tehran had been deliberately dragging its feet while accelerating toward nuclear capability.

{Matzav.com}