Saudi Arabia and Qatar affirm continued coordination and efforts to de-escalate.

His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.

During the call, they discussed the latest regional developments, with both sides expressing their condemnation and denunciation of the heinous Iranian attacks that targeted the brethren in the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as well as the ongoing threats to maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

The two sides also discussed efforts to restore security and stability, and stressed the importance of continued coordination and joint work to de-escalate and mitigate the negative repercussions of the crisis at the regional and international levels.