Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and made clear that Saudi Arabia welcomes the agreement to end military operations and hopes for an end to the regional escalation, according to Saudi state news agency SPA.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan personally conveyed Riyadh's welcome for the US-Iran military cessation agreement in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Monday, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The call — which SPA said included an expression of hope for an end to regional escalation — follows Riyadh's formal public welcome of the deal earlier on Monday, as The Zioneer reported at 12:58 Jerusalem, marking the first direct Saudi outreach to Tehran since the agreement was announced.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry's initial statement, published Monday at 12:58 Jerusalem, had already voiced support for the deal while urging regional security guarantees and respect for non-interference. That statement was itself an UPDATE to an earlier N12 report (also at 12:58 Jerusalem) that Prince Faisal had called Araghchi to congratulate him on the agreement — a report that was unconfirmed at the time and was not sourced to an on-record statement. The SPA report now provides the government's own account, confirming the nature of the conversation.
Riyadh's coordination with Islamabad on the deal's timeline was established over the weekend. As The Zioneer reported on Friday and Saturday, Prince Faisal and Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed by phone on Saturday that the electronic signing of the agreement is scheduled for Sunday. The framework, brokered through Pakistan, is expected to enter a 60-day negotiation phase toward a permanent deal.
The scope and exact timing of the military cessation remain under negotiation — the deal's implementation timeline, and whether the cessation is conditional on the 60-day talks, have not been specified in any of the statements released so far.
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