Axios claims: The countries of the region asked Iran to return to negotiations before the US midterm elections A regional source told the Axios news site that several countries in the Middle East, including Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, encouraged Iran to resume negotiations with Washington before the US midterm elections. According to this report, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, also asked Donald Trump to consider more time to continue the negotiations. On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Trump to start a joint military operation with Israel against Iran immediately after the US midterm elections.