Saudi Defense Minister discusses regional de-escalation efforts with US Defense Secretary via phone
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Qiyas summary
Khalid bin Salman and Pete Hegseth discussed defense cooperation and de-escalation efforts.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Saudi Defense Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, held talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the prospects for strategic defense cooperation between the two countries and on regional and international developments. Prince Khalid bin Salman said in a post on his official account on the X social media platform that the phone call discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions and contain regional tensions, as well as the ongoing attacks by the terrorist Houthi militia on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
