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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met President Donald Trump and other senior US officials at the White House on Wednesday, hours after joint US-Saudi strikes targeted Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq.

Prince Khalid had been scheduled to visit Washington last week, but the trip was postponed following an uptick in attacks by Iran-backed groups across the region.

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