Saudis Discuss Defense Ties With Iran in Further Sign of Detente
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Senior defense officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia discussed military cooperation in a rare call, the latest sign that the war between Israel and Hamas is bringing the former rivals closer together.
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman told Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri he “welcomed the increase in the level of cooperation of the armed forces of the two countries,” the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency reported, without elaborating.