High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey were in Tehran on Monday for meetings with Iranian authorities to try to avert renewed fighting in the Iran war, Iran's Foreign Ministry said.

The talks come as Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities have inflicted significant economic damage on the Kingdom.

Former President Barack Obama defended the 2015 Iran deal and criticized Donald Trump’s path to conflict while campaigning for Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

Saudi Arabia’s defense minister met Iranian leaders in Tehran while the kingdom’s air defenses knocked down Houthi missiles. Three U.S. partners are testing a security pact that does not run through Washington.

A rare joint visit to Tehran is expected by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan amid reports that the U.S. and Israel are drawing up plans to renew their war on Iran.

Secretary Scott Bessent says Iran's regime is desperate as the Trump administration targets airline travel and billions of dollars in banking transactions.

Saudi Arabia and its allies dispatched top security officials to Iran for talks on Monday amid fears of a fresh US-Israeli offensive that could plunge the Middle East into further instability.

Israel’s military chief resisted the prime minister, who then pressed in recent days for a separate action, short of an overt strike, according to an official and a person briefed on the matter.

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. says the war with Iran could last another year, but he hopes Tehran will "come to the table" sooner.