India, Nov. 10 -- At least four Arab and Muslim leaders have spoken with US President Donald Trump in recent days, urging him to give diplomacy more time to resolve the nearly nine-month-long war with Iran and hold off on fresh military strikes, the Financial Times reported.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Qatar have been seeking to persuade Trump against renewed military action amid concerns that he could order fresh strikes following the Republican Party's poor performance in last week's midterm elections, according to the report.

The diplomatic outreach comes as Trump signalled that a resumption of US military action against Iran was unlikely for now, citing positive momentum towards ending the confl...