Israel and Iran Enter Second Week of Conflict Amid Regional and Global Concerns

Diplomatically, the first week saw a flurry of efforts to contain the fighting. Turkey, Qatar, and France all tried to broker back-channel communications. The American President and the Russian President spoke directly for the first time in months, agreeing on the need for urgent de-escalation, though little progress was made. Saudi Arabia, itself a rival of Iran but wary of regional instability, offered guarded calls for calm while quietly reinforcing its own military readiness. Egypt’s mediation attempts achieved only minimal success, as both Tehran and Jerusalem remained unmoved by outside pressure.