Iran conveyed seven demands to the US via Qatari mediators.
The demands include ending the war and lifting the naval blockade.
Iran wants them implemented before talks.
Saudi forces reported intercepting a missile aimed at Riyadh.
Oil prices fell.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and thwarted attacks aimed at Bish, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu.
The Houthis claimed to have targeted Saudi Aramco facilities in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, while the coalition reported no damage.
A strike on a jet fuel facility at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on September 19 was also reported.
US crude fell about 3.7 percent to about 92.56 dollars a barrel and Brent fell about 3.2 percent to about 100.54 dollars on hopes of US-Iran diplomacy, according to the report.
The claims of the parties in the conflict are their own statements and have not all been independently verified.
India imports most of its crude oil, and oil price moves linked to the conflict feed into India’s import bill and market sentiment.
Brent crude has traded above 100 dollars a barrel in recent weeks because of the conflict and concerns over supply.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told Al Jazeera that Tehran had conveyed its demands to Washington through Qatari mediators.
According to reports, the seven conditions include an end to the war on all fronts, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Rezaei said Washington must implement Tehran’s conditions before negotiations begin.
He also warned that Iran was prepared for further military confrontation and said US bases could face heavier strikes if Washington launched another attack.
Iran’s central military command said it had received information that the United States was preparing to resume military action, and warned that any US attack would trigger sustained strikes on American bases and interests in the region.
Riyadh skyline (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain
