Saudi, US defense ministers discuss ties during call

Prince Khalid bin Salman (L) and Pete Hegseth. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 16 February 2025
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Saudi, US defense ministers discuss ties during call

  • Their conversation focused on Saudi-American relations and strategic cooperation in the defense field

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held a telephone call with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

Prince Khalid congratulated Pete on the occasion of his appointment as Secretary of Defense of the United States.

Their conversation focused on Saudi-American relations and strategic cooperation in the defense field, as well as ways to develop the cooperation for mutual benefit, as well as the efforts to establish the foundations of international peace and security.

 


Saudi Arabia welcomes UNSC resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states

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Saudi Arabia welcomes UNSC resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states

The Saudi Foreign Ministry welcomed the adoption by the Security Council of Resolution No. 2817, submitted by the Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Jordan, which condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attacks launched by Iran on Gulf states and Jordan, and determines that these acts constitute a violation of international law and a serious threat to international peace and security. 
“The Kingdom welcomes the contents of the resolution, including condemning the attack on residential areas and the targeting of civilian objects, and the resulting civilian casualties, damage to civilian buildings, and solidarity with these countries and their people,” it said in a statement. 
The ministry referred to the international support and condemnation of Iran’s attacks and demanded they be stopped immediately and unconditionally, and to stop any provocation or threat to neighboring countries.
“The Kingdom affirms the contents of the resolution and its full right to take measures to ensure the protection of its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity and to deter aggression, as recognized in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations,” she said.