DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he did not see Donald Trump's new administration contributing to the risk of a war between Israel and Iran, addressing an issue the region has feared since the start of Israel's war in Gaza.

The kingdom is wasting no time filling the void in the Middle East left by a crippled Iran, which has seen its proxies destroyed, its enemies emboldened and its regional influence decimated.

Saudi Arabia will continue supporting Lebanon and is optimistic about the country's future after a ceasefire brought an end to a war between Israel and the militant Iran-aligned Hezbollah group, the kingdom's foreign minister said from Beirut.

The 15-month conflict in Gaza has tilted the balance of power in the Middle East against the Saudi Arabian kingdom's longtime rival Iran.

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Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, on his country's first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said Thursday that he believed crisis-hit Lebanon's new leaders could spearhead long-sought reforms.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud assessed that the United States under President Donald Trump 's leadership would not contribute to the risk of an Iran-Israel war. On the contrary, Trump has stated that he does not support the conflict.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, seeking a commitment to reform as the Gulf state reasserts sway in a country where Iranian influence is waning.

Riyadh was a major investor in Lebanon but ties between the two countries have soured for roughly the past decade over the growing influence of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Aoun’s election to the

First is to stop acting like an absentee hegemon. When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, no one was particularly interested in how Russia, China or the European Union would respond. Like it or not, America is still the only outside power with real influence in the Middle East.

Foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan became the most senior Saudi Arabian official to visit Beirut in more than a decade on Thursday, marking the kingdom’s attempt to rebuild relations with Lebanon after the country elected a new president.