Top Iran diplomat: Tehran ready for closer ties with Riyadh
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May 12, 2021
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1of3In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syria s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, second left front, receives his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, center, on his arrival to the airport, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Zarif said his country is ready for closer ties with its regional rival Saudi Arabia, saying Wednesday he hoped recent talks would lead to greater stability in the region. (SANA via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syria s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, second right, receives his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, second left, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Zarif said his country is ready for closer ties with its regional rival Saudi Arabia, saying Wednesday he hoped recent talks would lead to greater stability in the regio
Iran-Saudi talks could change Middle East dynamics for the better Reported meeting points to desire for better relations that could help rescue nuclear deal
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Baghdad-brokered talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia on the re-establishment of diplomatic relations could defuse regional rivalries and change the politico-military dynamics of the region for the better.
At the invitation of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, high-level Iranians and Saudis are reported to have met in Baghdad on April 9th.
The Iranian team was headed by national security council secretary Gen Ali Shamkhani and the Saudi delegation by intelligence chief Gene Khaled bin Ali al-Humaidan.