Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman privately urged President Donald Trump to avoid launching large-scale airstrikes against Iran and instead pursue a path of de-escalation, according to a report by Axios citing U.S. officials and a source familiar with the discussions.

According to the report, the crown prince raised his concerns during a telephone conversation with Trump today as the president weighs possible military action against Iranian energy facilities. The deliberations follow Iran’s missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan and continued threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Although speculation mounted Friday that military action was imminent, Axios reported that Trump has not yet given final approval for any retaliatory strikes.

Iran has warned that any large-scale U.S. attack would trigger retaliation against energy and infrastructure sites across Israel and neighboring Gulf states.

“The Saudis expressed concern and asked for clarity about the plan of action,” one US official told Axios.

A second source familiar with the phone call said Crown Prince Mohammed urged Trump to seek a diplomatic solution rather than authorize a broad military campaign.

Neither the White House nor Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Washington commented on the reported conversation.

The phone call came just days after Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Trump on Wednesday. According to the report, the meeting was added to the defense minister’s schedule after he first met with Vice President JD Vance to communicate Riyadh’s desire to reduce tensions, despite the United States and Saudi Arabia carrying out joint strikes earlier in the week against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.

A source familiar with the discussions said the meetings were intended to convey the crown prince’s assessment of the conflict and the broader strategic situation in the region.

Saudi Arabia remains one of Washington’s closest allies in the Middle East and has played an influential role in shaping President Trump’s approach toward Iran at several key moments since the latest hostilities began.

Axios also reported that several other regional governments—including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Pakistan—have been urging both Washington and Tehran to avoid further escalation and return to diplomacy.

Today, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has reportedly served as an intermediary between the United States and Iran. Araghchi also held discussions with the foreign ministers of Turkey and Saudi Arabia regarding potential U.S. military action.

“Any hostile action by the US or Israel – or participation or cooperation by regional countries in such actions – would be met with a decisive and proportionate response from Iran’s powerful armed forces,” Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart, according to a statement on his Telegram channel.