Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Bin Salman’s phone calls

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) spoke to US secretary of state John Kerry on 4 July, a day on which he was in Vienna, meeting Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as efforts to seal a nuclear deal ramped up. MBS, who is also minister of defence, spoke to Egyptian defence minister Sedki Sobhi on 2 July, and to British defence minister Michael Fallon on 1 July.