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Four Arab states urged against US-Iran escalation, official says

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Egypt conducted urgent diplomacy to prevent a US strike on Iran, citing risks of regional instability and economic damage, Gulf officials said.

  • This week Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Oman launched 72 hours of intensive diplomacy to dissuade United States President Donald Trump from attacking Iran, a Gulf official said.
  • President Trump had been threatening military action as Iran Human Rights reported 3,428 killed and Iran warned of missile retaliation if the US struck.
  • Gulf diplomats told Washington and Tehran that the four Gulf states urged the U.S. to refrain from strikes, warned Iran retaliatory attacks would harm regional ties, and focused on lowering rhetoric to avoid instability.
  • Following the diplomacy, some United States military personnel withdrew from Al Udeid as a precaution and later returned, while the base's security warning level was lowered on Wednesday.
  • Officials say the diplomacy seeks to avert wider regional fallout by preventing attacks and creating space for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, while Gulf states fear U.S. military facilities could be targeted.
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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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