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Saudi defense chief speaks with new head of Iranian military — Riyadh
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz spoke by phone with Iran’s new military chief Abdolrahim Mousavi, the State-run Saudi Press Agency reports.
The two “reviewed bilateral relations in the defense field and discussed regional developments as well as efforts to maintain security and stability,” according to the agency, which says the call was initiated by Mousavi.
Longtime foes, Iran and Saudi Arabia have in recent years moved toward mending ties under a China-brokered rapprochement.
Mousavi was appointed to the post after his predecessor Mohammad Hossein Baqeri was killed by Israel in the opening hours of the Israel-Iran war that began on June 13.
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