Saudi state agency: ministers speak amid Houthi strikes

The Saudi Iran meeting was the first publicly reported contact since Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on the kingdom, the Saudi state agency said Sunday.

Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers discussed the latest regional escalation and efforts to de-escalate, a Saudi state agency said on Sunday.

Business Recorder, reporting from Riyadh, called it their first publicly reported contact since Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on the kingdom.

The account does not name either minister, give a strike count, or report any agreement.

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