Overview

• In April, Prince Khalid bin Salman delivered King Salman’s warning to senior Iranian officials that President Trump would not tolerate protracted talks and that rejecting his nuclear proposal could trigger an Israeli attack.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attended the April 17 meeting where Tehran voiced readiness to ease sanctions but remained wary of Washington’s unpredictable approach.
• Prince Khalid assured Iran that Saudi Arabia would not permit its land or airspace to be used by the United States or Israel for military strikes on Iranian targets.
• The United States and Iran have completed five rounds of negotiations but still clash over uranium enrichment limits, with reports of a possible pause for frozen funds later denied by Iran’s foreign ministry.
• Saudi Arabia’s active mediation reflects its goal to stabilize the Gulf as Iran’s regional influence wanes after allies’ military setbacks and Riyadh pursues its economic vision.