The call was made during a telephone conversation between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, according to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry in Cairo.

  Both ministers “underscored the need to contain regional tensions and avoid actions that could further destabilize the Middle East.”

  They also condemned repeated attacks by Iran against various Arab countries—including Gulf states and Jordan—stating that such actions violate state sovereignty and threaten regional security.

  They emphasized “the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law,” rejected any attempt to restrict passage through maritime routes, and warned that any disruption would have consequences for global trade and energy security.

  Last weekend, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who paid a “fraternal visit to Egypt”—the duration of which was not disclosed in the official report on the meeting between the two leaders.

The agenda for these talks mirrored that of the telephone conversation between the Egyptian and Saudi foreign ministers.

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