U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Washington on Monday, where they discussed regional security cooperation, including shipping safety in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating hostilities in Yemen. Rubio posted on X that they also discussed bilateral cooperation in regions such as Iran, Gaza, and Sudan. The Saudi Press Agency reported that officials from both countries emphasized the importance of continued diplomatic coordination on regional crises. The meeting comes as the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran enters its eighth month, with diplomacy at a stalemate and the conflict having spread to Yemen, where Houthi forces have launched offensives along the Red Sea coast and attacked Saudi targets.