The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq spoke by phone with the Iranian foreign minister on Wednesday, and discussed regional tensions with him.A source privy to the details said that the four approached the Iranian foreign minister after talks they had with President Biden's senior adviser on Middle East affairs, Brett McGurk, who asked them to convey a message to Iran.According to the American message, Iran must avoid escalation with Israel, which could also thwart efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.This is a developing story.

Israel Air Force jets attacked a Hezbollah military building in Southern Lebanon Thursday afternoon, the IDF reported.According to the report, a terrorist from the Hezbollah terrorist organization was located inside the building.IDF strike Hezbollah military building where terrorist was located in Southern Lebanon on April 11, 2024(Credit: IDF SPOKESMAN UNIT)

Iran's Mehr news agency removed a report on Wednesday from its official channel on X that had said Iran was closing its airspace over the capital, Tehran, and denied in a new post that it had published any such news.In the original report posted on X, the semi-official news agency cited the Iranian defense minister as saying that all air traffic had been suspended over Tehran from 8:30 p.m. GMT on Wednesday "due to military drills."This is a developing story.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the UN Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process called on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza conflict after holding talks in Moscow, the Russian foreign ministry said."The importance was stressed of an immediate cease-fire, the provision of safe, unhindered access to all those affected and in need, and the release of hostages," the ministry said after Lavrov met Tor Wennesland in Moscow.The statement said the two men "paid great attention to the prospects for reviving the peace process of a Palestinian-Israeli settlement after the 'hot phase' of the conflict is over."