{
  "id": 17897145,
  "title": "Saudi defense minister discusses Houthi attacks with Pete Hegseth as Riyadh steps up regional security outreach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/saudi-defense-minister-discusses-houthi-attacks-with-pete-hegseth-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T02:34:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/saudi-defense-minister-discusses-houthi-attacks-with-pete-hegseth-as-riyadh-steps-up-regional-security-outreach-101793667935876.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman engaged in discussions with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth regarding Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as Riyadh strives to bolster regional security. The conversation, held on X, encompassed subjects such as strategic defense cooperation, regional stability, and the ongoing assaults by Yemen’s Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, on Saudi soil. Prince Khalid detailed that additional calls were made with defense representatives from France, Greece, Japan, Australia, and South Korea on Sunday and Monday. Reports indicate that the Houthis have multiple times targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and an early-warning radar station in Jizan, as well as a military transport aircraft at Jizan Airport, over the past two days. This series of attacks occurred amid Saudi Arabia's intensified diplomatic outreach in the face of mounting regional tensions.",
  "summary": "Prince Khalid bin Salman held calls with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and other counterparts as Yemen’s Houthis claimed fresh attacks on Saudi targets.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}