Intel: Biden administration receives top Saudi official - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Jul 6, 2021

Prince Khalid at Pentagon in 2019 — Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's deputy defense chief, waits for the beginning of a meeting with US officials at the Pentagon on Aug. 29, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia. — Alex Wong/Getty Images

Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense chief made an unannounced trip to Washington on Tuesday in the first official Saudi visit under the Biden administration.

Prince Khalid bin Salman, brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sat down with top Pentagon officials Tuesday after meeting with national security adviser Jake Sullivan. He is set to meet with State Department officials on Wednesday, spokesperson Ned Price said today.

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