The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran held a phone call. Riyadh was represented by Faisal bin Farhan, Tehran by Abbas Araghchi. The conversation took up the recent tensions in the region. The two also discussed efforts connected to easing them. No further specifics about the exchange were released. Direct contact between the two capitals has become a common channel since their relations were restored in 2023. Phone diplomacy tends to pick up whenever flare-ups put pressure on the Middle East. Whether this call leads to anything more concrete was not indicated.