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Saudi Arabia reaches out to Oman amid change of attitude on Iran
Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s visit to Oman and before that his visit to Qatar came after two similar visits by Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif to Doha and Muscat.
Tuesday 04/05/2021
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minster Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Fahd bin Mahmoud. (Twitter)
MUSCAT – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud invited Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to visit the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
The invitation was handed to Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said by visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the Alam Palace in Muscat, the agency revealed.
Zarif tests the waters in Oman for dialogue with Saudis
The three capitals visited by the Iranian foreign minister, Doha, Baghdad and Muscat, share good relations with Tehran.
Thursday 29/04/2021
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al-Busaidi (R) receives his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) upon his arrival to the Omani capital, Muscat, on April 28, 2021.
MUSCAT, Oman - Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif included the sultanate of Oman in his regional tour that has taken in Qatar and Iraq, amid reports that efforts are being made to bridge the divide between long-standing rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia and launch a dialogue between them.