Iran, Saudi Arabia top military officials hold talks

TABNAK, Jun. 29 - Official Saudi sources reported a phone conversation between the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces and the Saudi Defense Minister.

News ID: 6564

Date: 29 June 2025 - 09:19

The Chief of the Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, held talks with the Saudi Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.

They reviewed bilateral relations in the defense field and discussed regional developments as well as efforts to maintain security and stability in a phone conversation.

This was Major General Mousavi’s first phone conversation with the Saudi Defense Minister since his assumption as the Chief of the Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces.

According to Mehr, Major General Mousavi was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces on June 13 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, following the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri in the Zionist regime’s attack on Iran.