According to the Wall Street Journal; U.S. and Arab diplomats have been attempting to hold back-channel negotiations with Iran, in hopes to prevent a large-scale attack against Israel and a resulting regional war.
They have received response only an “Angry Silence” from Iran and Hezbollah, with an Iranian official stating the attempted negotiations are pointless given Israel’s recent attacks in Beirut and Teheran.
"There is no point. Israel has crossed all our red lines…our response will be both swift and heavy.”