Riyadh, October 09, 2023, The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, called the Foreign Affairs Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. The two ministers spoke on the phone about the threat posed by the ongoing military escalation in Gaza and its environs, the necessity of working to ease tensions, and the requirement that the international community take coordinated action to lessen the crisis' effects in a way that preserves global peace and security. The efforts made to address regional and global issues were also discussed by the two parties.