Minister / Cabinet Member Saudi Arabian

Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Former

Also known as Faisal bin Farhan

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud is the former Saudi Foreign Minister, having served under the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Known for advancing Saudi diplomatic positioning on Iran, the Palestinian issue, and regional normalization efforts. Recently, he engaged in direct diplomacy with Iran amid regional conflict and criticized Iranian strikes on Saudi infrastructure. Last updated Jul 4th, 2026

Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud:

The management of the strait was working fine before the conflict. There were no issues.

Ships were navigating freely. There was no safety issue. There was no environmental...

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud:

The management of the strait was working fine before the conflict. There were no issues.

Ships were navigating freely. There was no safety issue. There was no environmental issue. There were no issues.

So why should we now, as a result of a conflict, accept some novel arrangement that is going to be imposed on it? That, to me, doesn't make sense.

So I think we need to go back to the way it was, and that worked fine, and that should be the end of it.

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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud:

I think for Israel to insist solely on the military approach in the long term will be very detrimental to Israel's interest.

To me, the idea that a purely military approach is viable in the long term is completely incorrect and is not going to be in the interest of anyone.

So I would really focus our efforts on diplomacy. And here I think the US obviously has an important role to play

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Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

"HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held Friday a telephone call with HH Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pr...

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

"HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held Friday a telephone call with HH Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud.

During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen them, and discussed mediation efforts between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In this context, both sides expressed their great satisfaction with the progress achieved in the negotiations and the announcement by the Pakistani mediation team of reaching the final text of the peace agreement. They also expressed their hope that the American and Iranian sides would sign the agreement soon.

Furthermore, the two sides affirmed their full support for the ongoing good offices to address all outstanding issues through dialogue and peaceful means to consolidate regional and international security and stability and enhance the prospects for sustainable peace in the region."

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Iran MFA: ‘Phone conversation between the Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia

Seyed Abbas Araghchi, our country's Foreign Minister, spoke by phone on Wednesday night with Faisal bin Farhan, the Foreign Minis...

Iran MFA: ‘Phone conversation between the Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia

Seyed Abbas Araghchi, our country's Foreign Minister, spoke by phone on Wednesday night with Faisal bin Farhan, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia.

Our Foreign Minister, explaining the latest regional developments after the ceasefire announcement, emphasized Iran's responsible approach and stated: Unfortunately, the American side twice committed military aggression against Iran in the midst of the nuclear negotiations process, and this time, even before diplomacy and negotiations have taken shape, it is acting contrary to its commitments.

The Saudi Foreign Minister emphasized his country's support for the ceasefire agreement and ongoing efforts to restore stability and security to the region, expressing hope that the current ceasefire will pave the way for a complete end to the war and the return of security and stability to the region.’

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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud:

“I do not understand how they claim to defend Islamic causes while attacking Islamic countries.

They are not attacking just one nation, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Türkiye, all are Islamic countries, and all have been targeted.

Even before this war, what was Iran’s contribution to the Islamic world?”