Saudi Crown Prince Urges Pause on U.S. Iran Strikes

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called U.S. President Donald Trump and asked him to stop planned attacks on Iran.

Trump said he would pause the attacks after hearing from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.

He said the pause would help open the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane.

Iran’s foreign minister said Iran did not ask the U.S. to delay and warned it was ready to defend itself.

Other Gulf countries also urged the U.S. to avoid more fighting.

The pause is part of a larger effort to keep the region from going into a bigger war that could hurt oil supplies and global markets.