Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged U.S. President Donald Trump to ease tensions and abandon plans for new large-scale strikes on Iran, Axios reports, citing sources familiar with the contents of the leaders’ phone call.

According to the sources, bin Salman expressed concern to Trump about a possible military operation against Iran and requested clarification regarding Washington’s next steps.

“The Saudi side expressed concern and asked for an explanation of the plan of action,” one U.S. official told Axios.

Another source said the crown prince urged Trump to de-escalate and asked him to refrain from carrying out strikes.

Later, Trump said he had called off a planned attack on Iran after Tehran and several Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to allow diplomatic efforts to continue. According to the U.S. president, the parties had reached the “outline of an agreement,” which is to include the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s renunciation of the nuclear threat.

Saudi Arabia remains one of the key U.S. allies in the Middle East and, despite periodic disagreements with Washington, has repeatedly tried to influence the Trump administration’s approach to the conflict with Iran.

Earlier, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. According to sources, during the meeting he conveyed Riyadh’s position in favor of reducing tensions with Iran.

In addition to Saudi Arabia, other countries in the region — including Qatar, the UAE, Turkey, and Pakistan — are also calling for de-escalation. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with the foreign ministers of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, as well as with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.