Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been in the spotlight over the past six months, following the March 2023 China-brokered agreement to normalize ties seven years after they were cut off. The connections go back much farther, however. Indeed, as a new archival report on Iranian-Saudi diplomatic history makes clear, they even predate the founding of the current Saudi kingdom in 1932. Below are a series of excerpts from the report, highlighting key themes that emerge from the archives, many of which continue to resonate today.
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Darian, arrived in Saudi Arabia at the official invitation of the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom, Sheik
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Darian, arrived in Saudi Arabia at the official invitation of the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom, Sheik
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Darian, arrived in Saudi Arabia at the official invitation of the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom, Sheik
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Darian, arrived in Saudi Arabia at the official invitation of the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom, Sheik