Khalid bin Salman discusses Houthi attacks and regional escalation with US War Secretary Saudi Arabia · 2026-11-02 22:12
The phone call reviewed prospects for strategic defence cooperation between the two countries and recent regional and international developments. Discussion focused on efforts to de-escalate and contain tensions, and on continuing attacks by the Houthi movement on the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia leads a coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognised government against the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), which controls Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, since 2015.
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