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\n At the center of today\u2019s key developments in the war with Iran are Tehran-backed attacks on US ally Saudi Arabia.\n <\/p>\n
\n As a reminder, the Saudi Defense Ministry said Monday that it intercepted several drones launched from Iraq<\/a> that targeted petroleum facilities in the kingdom\u2019s oil-rich Eastern Province and the Riyadh region.\n <\/p>\n \n Here are the latest developments on that front and other critical issues we\u2019re monitoring:\n <\/p>\n \n \u2022 While the drones launched at Saudi Arabia were not the first to come from Iraq<\/a>, multiple countries have condemned the attacks, including Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Lebanon.\n <\/p>\n \n \u2022 Oman launched a regional diplomatic push<\/a> Monday aimed at finding a political solution to the military conflict between the US and Iran. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi held calls with counterparts from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Egypt to discuss de-escalation efforts, according to Oman\u2019s Foreign Ministry.\n <\/p>\n \n \u2022 Iran is not currently engaging in peace talks<\/a> with the US. Tehran \u201cwill never allow the United States to determine the timing of war and peace,\u201d Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in a televised press conference. While the US has said it is pausing strikes<\/a> on Iran to allow talks to develop, Baghaei said there are \u201cno negotiations with the United States at present.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u2022 The US would like to have more sophisticated munitions as the war in Iran draws down stockpiles<\/a>, President Donald Trump said, but he insisted that the military has what it needs<\/a> to wage the conflict. The president acknowledged that Russia may be helping Iran<\/a> by passing along intelligence on US bases, but he brushed it off, saying it \u201chasn\u2019t had much impact because we\u2019re knocking the hell out of them.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u2022 Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is en route to the US<\/a>, where he said Iran would be a key issue \u201con the agenda\u201d during his meeting with Trump on Tuesday. The US president separately shut down questions about Netanyahu\u2019s objection to F-35 jet sales to Turkey<\/a>, saying that \u201cnobody\u201d dictates the sales but him.\n <\/p>\n