Riyadh, Jumada II 16, 1437, March 25, 2016, SPA -- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received on Thursday a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. During the phone call, they discussed expanding areas of coordination between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states regarding the regional, international and military issues, in addition to enhancing the chances of stability in the region, including joint efforts in the fight against terrorism, as well as coordinating U.S.- Gulf efforts to counter extremism which is supported by some countries, and confronting the Iranian role in the region which led to the deterioration of the situation in the region. The two sides stressed that this would be among the priorities of the two friendly parties. --SPA 00:46 LOCAL TIME 21:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w