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What it takes to end a war
Christa Case Bryant
Editor
The United States and Israel kicked off a war in Iran overnight. They might find it much harder to finish it as quickly.
A wide range of players, from Gulf states with U.S. bases and vulnerable desalination plants to regional proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, each have their own interest in the outcome of the conflict. And, for some, those interests have been changing.
Saudi Arabia has fashioned a global mediator role for itself in recent years, even seeking d茅tente with rival Iran in 2023. But now, it鈥檚 seeing the limits of diplomacy.
鈥淚f they stop attacking us, then there is no need to discuss military options,鈥� a senior Saudi Foreign Ministry official told our correspondent Taylor Luck. 鈥滲ut if Iran continues to attack us, we will have to consider all options.鈥�
