# Saudi crown prince, US CENTCOM chief discuss developments after Houthi escalation

https://mins.news/en/item/57448

- Reuters, 2026-09-14 10:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-crown-prince-us-centcom-chief-discuss-developments-after-houthi-escalation-2026-09-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa7c80242d5dc000147051f

> State media in Saudi Arabia said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of the U.S. Central Command, discussed regional affairs during Monday’s Jeddah meeting. The conversation occurred while hostilities involving Yemen’s Houthi movement—aligned with Iran—were intensifying.

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