Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on the phone today with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to convey his condolences for the September 25th attack reportedly carried out by Houthi elements on the Saudi-Yemen border, which killed Bahraini service members and injured others.
Secretary Austin strongly condemned the attack, underscoring that these unacceptable attacks threaten the longest period of calm since the war in Yemen began.