# Rubio, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen and Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/78077

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 04:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/rubio-saudi-arabias-foreign-minister-hold-talks-on-yemen-hormuz-strait?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held talks in Washington on regional security cooperation, including escalating hostilities with Yemen’s Houthis and navigation safety in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb. Rubio separately discussed implementing the US-brokered Lebanon-Israel ceasefire with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

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