Urgent communications between Mohammed bin Salman and European leaders to ease tensions with Iran.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Arabia's Prime Minister conducted separate phone calls with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, discussing the recent Israeli military escalation against Iran and the escalating tensions in the region. During the call with the French President, both sides discussed the repercussions of Israeli operations in Iran, emphasizing the importance of restraint and the need for all efforts to de-escalate, with a commitment to resolving disputes through diplomatic means. In another call received by Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, they deliberated on current regional developments, particularly Israeli operations against Iran. Both parties also stressed the priority of de-escalation, avoiding further escalation, and the necessity of resorting to political means to resolve crises. These high-level diplomatic moves come at a sensitive time in the region, following the extensive Israeli strikes targeting sites inside Iran, which have elicited varied international reactions amid concerns of the situation sliding towards broader confrontations.