Iraqi official media reported that "Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein condemned in a phone call with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud today, Thursday, an attack on a U.S. military site in Jordan near the border with Syria." The two ministers agreed on "the necessity of maintaining communication and coordination between Baghdad and Riyadh to avert the danger of total war from the regional vicinity and to protect the security of both countries."