The conflict is broadening across the region, with Gulf energy infrastructure and key shipping chokepoints under renewed threat.

Retired Gen. Jack Keane accuses Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being compromised mediators who steer Trump away from military pressure on Iran.

A foreign ministry spokesman did not give details but said an agreement with the Gulf nation was "in the final stages".

Iran’s parliament is reviewing a draft plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fars, an Iranian news site. The proposal reportedly includes banning vessels from America, Israel and “hostile” countries from transiting the waterway,

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump has announced new talks to wind down the war in Iran, starting Monday. He has said he is holding off on massive strikes at the urging of Gulf allies.

Iran’s parliament is reviewing a draft plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fars, an Iranian news site. The proposal reportedly includes banning vessels from America, Israel and “hostile” countries from transiting the waterway,

Saudi Arabia is bracing for a “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias factions and Iran-backed Houthis, a Saudi official told CNN, as the broader Middle East conflict threatens to widen.