Sources familiar with the matter tell i24NEWS that Iran has approached Oman and Qatar to act as intermediaries with the United States, hoping to broker a ceasefire that would bring an end to Israel’s military offensive.

U.S. military leaders and elected officials are grappling with a worsening diplomatic and security crisis in the Middle East.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes for the third day amid stalled U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks, according to The Associated Press. Iran has been facing Israeli airstrikes for the past three days,

James Anderson, former acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the first Trump administration, told Newsweek what Iran's possible next steps may be.

Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles toward Israel on Friday night in retaliation for Israel's surprise attack early Friday. Israel struck at the heart of the Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders,