RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan has held calls with his counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and Jordan to discuss critical developments in the Middle East.
The prince and the foreign ministers of Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan condemned Iran’s aggression toward countries in the region and opposed any actions that could threaten their sovereignty or compromise the security and stability of the Middle East, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, as well as Kuwait and the UAE, have all been targeted by Iranian missiles and drones as the conflict between Tehran and the US resumed last week.
Except for Jordan, all of these countries, including Saudi Arabia, are separated from Iran by the Persian Gulf and lie close to the Strait of Hormuz, which has been frequently blocked since the start of the Iran war in February.
In a separate call, Prince Faisal discussed the conflict in eastern Europe with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as the Russian military campaign against Kyiv entered its fifth year amid a diplomatic deadlock to end it.
