{
  "id": 17991100,
  "title": "Saudi defence minister and Hegseth discuss latest Houthi attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/saudi-defence-minister-and-hegseth-discuss-latest-houthi-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T16:30:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-defence-minister-and-hegseth-discuss-latest-houthi-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi defence minister and Hegseth discuss latest Houthi attacks Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed efforts to ease tensions in the Gulf during a phone call, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two also discussed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and defence cooperation, according to the agency’s readout.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi, US defense ministers discuss Houthi attacks, regional de-escalation in phone call",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/saudi-us-defense-ministers-discuss-houthi-attacks-regional-de",
        "published": "2026-11-03T12:39:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}