RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has received a phone call from Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.
“During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations in the defence field and discussed regional developments as well as efforts to maintain security and stability,” the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
This was Major General Mousavi’s first phone conversation with the Saudi Defence Minister since his assumption as the Chief of the Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces.
Major General Mousavi was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces on June 13 by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, after the assassination of Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri in an Israeli attack on Iran.
The conflict between Iran and Israel ended last week after US President Donald Trump announced that they had agreed to a ceasefire.
