The Kremlin said Saturday that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin relayed Iran’s terms for ending the war to President Donald Trump in a Friday phone call.

According to the Russian state-backed RIA news agency, Dmitri Peskov, a government spokesman, said, “In coordination with the Iranian president, Putin conveyed the Iranian side's views on a possible resolution to the conflict to Trump.” Putin and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian met on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Turkmenistan last week. 

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The Trump–Putin phone call yielded a deal for sanction waivers on Russian diesel as the Trump administration tries to ease pain at the pump before the November 3 midterm elections. Iranian operations in the Strait of Hormuz have continued to pressure world energy markets, despite improved traffic through the waterway.

The ongoing conflict between the Iranian-aligned Yemeni Houthis and Saudi Arabia has also disrupted global logistics. Saudi Arabia closed the Riyadh airport Saturday after a Houthi missile attack.

Brent crude closed at $105 per barrel Friday, slightly up from its opening price. AAA reported a Saturday national average price per gallon of $4.37 for regular gas and $6.28 for diesel.