RIYADH: Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Thursday and discussed regional developments.
According to a statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the two discussed the latest regional developments and ways to support security and stability in the region.
🇸🇦📞🇮🇷 | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister @araghchi. pic.twitter.com/XZI7DkPrLY
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) January 15, 2026
Prince Faisal also held phone conversations with his Qatari, Omani, and French counterparts and reviewed recent regional developments and their impacts on the Middle East region.
Earlier this week, President Trump warned that the United States would take “very strong action” if Iran carried out executions of protesters. Iran has said it would retaliate if attacked by the US.
On Wednesday, Trump said his administration had been informed “on good authority” that killings in Iran were subsiding and that there was “no plan for executions”.
When pressed on whether military action was now off the table, he replied: “We’re going to watch and see what the process is.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Trump against military action, telling Fox News: “Do not repeat the same mistake that you did in June.”
He added that attempting the same approach again would lead to the same outcome.
In another development, the United States and the United Kingdom have begun withdrawing some of their military personnel from Qatar’s Al Udeid air base as a precautionary measure amid rising tensions with Iran.
Iranian officials have accused the US of trying to “manufacture a pretext for military intervention”.
The speaker of Iran’s parliament warned that if the US attacked, American and Israeli military and shipping targets in the region would be considered legitimate.
