Saudi minister met Trump, delivered message from crown prince

• Prince Khalid bin Salman said that he had delivered a message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his meeting with Trump.
• Prince Khalid said earlier he met the US secretaries of defense and state on a trip scheduled after the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike on Friday in Iraq.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's vice defence minister said on Tuesday he had met US President Donald Trump and discussed joint efforts to confront regional and international challenges, at a time of heightened US-Iranian tensions.

Prince Khalid bin Salman also said in a Twitter post that he had delivered a message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his meeting with Trump on Monday.

Prince Khalid said earlier he met the US secretaries of defense and state on a trip scheduled after the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike on Friday in Iraq.