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Pentagon chief, Saudi deputy crown prince discuss fight against Daesh

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US Secretary of Defence James Mattis (C) arrives at the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC) at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany, on February 17, 2017. ( Andreas Gebert - Anadolu Agency )

US Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday and they discussed US-Saudi military cooperation in the fight against Daesh, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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Mattis and Prince Mohammed, who is the kingdom’s defense minister, also discussed “confronting Iran’s destabilizing regional activities,” the statement said.

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