Dubai: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrives Iran On Sunday, Iranian state TV reported, a day after he traveled to Saudi Arabia to revive talks to ease years of hostilities between regional rivals.
Iran and Saudi Arabia, leading shioThe Ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East broke ties in 2016, with both sides backing allies fighting proxy wars across the region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere.
“The Prime Minister of Iraq has arrived” Tehran accompanied by a high-ranking delegation of political and economic officials to discuss regional and bilateral issues,” Iran’s state TV said.
Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia escalated in 2019 after attacks on Saudi oil plants, Riyadh blamed on Iran, a charge Tehran denies.
An Iranian official told Reuters that “resuming talks between Tehran and Riyadh will be discussed during the course”. food workerVisit to Iran”.
The fifth round of talks took place in April, after Iran suspended talks in March without giving any reason, but the decision was taken after Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in its biggest mass execution in decades. Tehran condemned the execution that activists said involved 41 Shia Muslims.
Kadhimi held talks with Saudi de facto ruler on Saturday Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bilateral relations in Jeddah and “promoting security and stability in the region”.
Kadhimi’s visit comes as a months-long standoff in indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, which is expected to break in the coming days to secure the 2015 nuclear deal, which saw Tehran’s nuclear deal in exchange for sanctions relief. Program halted.
us President Joe Biden He is expected to visit Riyadh in mid-July and talks are expected to cover Gulf security concerns over Iran’s ballistic missile program and its network of proxies in the Middle East.
Iran and Saudi Arabia, leading shioThe Ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East broke ties in 2016, with both sides backing allies fighting proxy wars across the region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere.
“The Prime Minister of Iraq has arrived” Tehran accompanied by a high-ranking delegation of political and economic officials to discuss regional and bilateral issues,” Iran’s state TV said.
Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia escalated in 2019 after attacks on Saudi oil plants, Riyadh blamed on Iran, a charge Tehran denies.
An Iranian official told Reuters that “resuming talks between Tehran and Riyadh will be discussed during the course”. food workerVisit to Iran”.
The fifth round of talks took place in April, after Iran suspended talks in March without giving any reason, but the decision was taken after Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in its biggest mass execution in decades. Tehran condemned the execution that activists said involved 41 Shia Muslims.
Kadhimi held talks with Saudi de facto ruler on Saturday Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bilateral relations in Jeddah and “promoting security and stability in the region”.
Kadhimi’s visit comes as a months-long standoff in indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, which is expected to break in the coming days to secure the 2015 nuclear deal, which saw Tehran’s nuclear deal in exchange for sanctions relief. Program halted.
us President Joe Biden He is expected to visit Riyadh in mid-July and talks are expected to cover Gulf security concerns over Iran’s ballistic missile program and its network of proxies in the Middle East.