When Diplomacy Quietly Works, the Tyrant Narrative Falls Apart

When Diplomacy Quietly Works, the Tyrant Narrative Falls Apart


Tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise after the violent protests in Iran drew global attention; demonstrators demanding change face harsh repression, with several thousand killed as security forces fire live ammunition into crowds.

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Because of those actions, pressure mounted on the U.S. to act. Something unexpected happened just as a conflict seemed imminent: Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman applied urgent diplomatic pressure, shifting the moment away from war toward restraint and space for negotiation.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led efforts to talk U.S. President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, fearing “grave blowbacks in the region”, a senior Saudi official told AFP on Thursday.

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The Gulf trio “led a long,

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