US Mideast envoy hopeful Saudi-Iran détente will help region
1 year, 9 months ago

US Mideast envoy hopeful Saudi-Iran détente will help region

Associated Press  

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Biden administration is hopeful that warming ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia will help deescalate conflicts and crises across the Middle East, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday. The détente between the two regional heavyweights could help bring Yemen’s nine-year civil war to an end, Barbara Leaf said. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had agreed to stop arming Tehran’s allies in Yemen — the Shiite Houthi rebels who are fighting a Saudi-led coalition in the Arab world’s most impoverished country — as part of the deal. The Saudi-Iran rapprochement could also help cash-strapped Lebanon, Leaf said, where both Riyadh and Tehran wield political and economic influence. Leaf, who visited Libya’s capital of Tripoli and also the eastern city of Benghazi — seats of rival governments in the divided, volatile country — appealed on Libyan leaders to commit to fresh elections.

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Conflict is remaking the Middle East’s economic order
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Conflict is remaking the Middle East’s economic order

Live Mint  

THE LIQUIDITY crunch could not have come at a worse time. But on December 8th, just weeks after Hizbullah stopped fighting with Israel in Lebanon, Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president and Iran’s ally, was overthrown. Iranian firms directed enough goods through Syria, according to an American official, to make Iran one of the world’s biggest arms manufacturers. Long friendly with Iran, …

Syria war to have ‘massive’ effect on Lebanon: US envoy Hochstein
1 month, 1 week ago

Syria war to have ‘massive’ effect on Lebanon: US envoy Hochstein

Al Jazeera  

The top Biden diplomat said a weakened Syrian government will make it difficult for Iran to transfer weapons to Hezbollah. Doha, Qatar – The weakening of Syria’s government with the recent gains made by the opposition forces is going to have “massive implications” in neighbouring Lebanon, according to US envoy Amos Hochstein. A rebel alliance led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham …

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on
10 months ago

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on

Hindustan Times  

In early January 2016, Iran and Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties over an incident that played out along sectarian fault lines — Riyadh executed Sheikh Nimr, a prominent Shia critic of the Saudi monarchy, imprisoned since 2012. Given the Saudi influence, several other Middle East/North African states, including Sudan and Djibouti, followed suit in breaking their own ties with …

Arab nations allow Israel a path to normalize relations with them and Palestine
1 year, 2 months ago

Arab nations allow Israel a path to normalize relations with them and Palestine

Live Mint  

The combined meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Riyadh recently came out with a strong statement slamming Israel. This, however, was shot down by all the Arab neighbours of Israel and Palestine, such as Egypt and Jordan, apart from the most significant Arab states, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The bombing of …

What countries have normalised relations with Iran after Saudi detente?
1 year, 3 months ago

What countries have normalised relations with Iran after Saudi detente?

Al Jazeera  

Tehran seems on track to restore relations with more countries after a groundbreaking agreement with Saudi Arabia. So, who has recently re-established formal relations with Iran, what’s the latest between Tehran and Riyadh, and who else could follow suit in improving relations? When Iran and Saudi Arabia broke diplomatic relations, the fallout spread beyond them, with several Arab nations also …

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia willing to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme. On Wednesday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US channel Fox News: “Every day we get closer” to a normalisation deal with Israel. Saudi Arabia has been a big proponent of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which conditions normalisation with …

Hard to bridge gap between Saudi Arabia and Israel
1 year, 4 months ago

Hard to bridge gap between Saudi Arabia and Israel

China Daily  

This photo taken on Aug 16, 2022 shows the White House in Washington, DC, the United States. White House Middle East czar Brett McGurk, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf and US special envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday in a bid to broker a reconciliation between the country and Israel, according …

Saudi and Iran exchange ambassadors after rapprochement
1 year, 4 months ago

Saudi and Iran exchange ambassadors after rapprochement

Al Jazeera  

Ambassadors of both countries arrived in Riyadh and Tehran after an agreement led to the restoration of full diplomatic ties. Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iran has arrived in the country, and his counterpart has landed in Saudi, cementing a restoration of ties between the Gulf rivals after a seven-year rupture. Saudi Arabia’s leadership recognises the “importance of strengthening ties, increasing …

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal
1 year, 4 months ago

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United Nations’ top official in Yemen warned Monday that the Arab world’s poorest country will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its rival factions work out a new cease-fire deal. Speaking after meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Grundberg noted Yemen’s warring parties have separately been involved in peace efforts in recent …

Iran's Foreign Minister meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince as long-standing tensions show signs of easing
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran's Foreign Minister meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince as long-standing tensions show signs of easing

India TV News  

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as both countries considered arch-rivals of each other for several years are trying to defuse tensions following Chinese mediation. Iran has also been blamed for several attacks, including a missile and drone strike on Saudi Arabia's oil industry that temporarily reduced the kingdom's crude production. …

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’

Al Jazeera  

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran meet as both counties seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran’s foreign minister has said after meeting with his counterpart in Riyadh, as the two regional heavyweights seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation. “Relations between Tehran and Saudi …

Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
1 year, 4 months ago

Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering efforts to start peace talks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces an increasingly dire economic situation, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Grundberg said his recent talks with both sides showed “general willingness to seek solutions, but this still needs to translate into concrete steps, in particular, …

Saudi, Iran foreign ministers meet in Tehran amid warming ties
1 year, 6 months ago

Saudi, Iran foreign ministers meet in Tehran amid warming ties

Al Jazeera  

It’s the first visit by a Saudi official to Iran in more than seven years, in a rapprochement deal brokered by China. Tehran, Iran — The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have met in Tehran as the longtime rivals seek to end a diplomatic rift and restore ties after seven years of tensions. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari said, …

Decoding the reorientation in Saudi foreign policy engineered by MBS | In Focus podcast
1 year, 8 months ago

Decoding the reorientation in Saudi foreign policy engineered by MBS | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

There finally seems to be some movement towards a peace settlement in the Yemen civil war, which has been raging for nine years now. Although the negotiations are expected to take time before they yield results, there is some optimism in the air as the talks are happening in the aftermath of a China-mediated agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia …

Saudi Arabia and Iran end their explosive proxy-war
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran end their explosive proxy-war

The Telegraph  

Saudi Arabia and Iran’s surprise agreement to put aside their explosive rivalry has raised hopes of resolving conflicts from Yemen and Syria, to Iraq and Lebanon. The Syrian foreign minister became the first senior Damascus official to visit Saudi Arabia since the start of the civil war, as Arab states discussed normalising relations with the government of President Bashar al-Assad. …

Saudi readies Arab talks on Syria as Mideast diplomacy shifts
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi readies Arab talks on Syria as Mideast diplomacy shifts

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia was preparing on April 13 to host an Arab regional meeting on ending Syria's isolation at a time of dizzying diplomatic shifts following its deal to resume relations with rival Iran. On April 14, ministers and top officials from the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — …

Is Oman’s hard work with Yemen and Saudi Arabia paying off?
1 year, 9 months ago

Is Oman’s hard work with Yemen and Saudi Arabia paying off?

Al Jazeera  

On April 9, Saudi and Omani delegations met Houthi representatives in Sanaa to discuss a permanent ceasefire in Yemen. “Since the beginning … Oman has been the voice of reason, saying early on that military intervention wasn’t the answer in Yemen but rather peaceful diplomatic political talks,” Afrah Nasser, a non-resident fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, told Al Jazeera. …

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

The Hindu  

Saudi officials were in Yemen's capital on Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said. Mohammed al-Bukaiti, a Houthi leader, said on Twitter that Saudi and Omani officials would discuss “ways to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.” He said achieving an …

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Saudi officials were in Yemen’s capital Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said. Mohammed al-Bukaiti, a Houthi leader, said earlier on Twitter that Saudi and Omani officials would discuss “ways to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.” He said …

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Saudi officials were in Yemen's …

Saudi, Omani envoys hold peace talks with Houthi leaders in Yemen
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi, Omani envoys hold peace talks with Houthi leaders in Yemen

Al Jazeera  

The visit displays progress in the Oman-mediated dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Saudi and Omani delegations have held talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, Houthi-run media reported. The envoys, who landed late on Saturday, met with the head of the Houthi …

Saudi, Iran restore ties, say they seek Mideast stability
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi, Iran restore ties, say they seek Mideast stability

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to pursue economic cooperation. economic and commercial cooperation, the reopening of embassies and consulates general, and the emphasis on stability, stable security and development of …

Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region
1 year, 9 months ago

Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region

NPR  

Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Years of proxy fighting, missile strikes and mudslinging could be winding down with Thursday's first face-to-face meeting of Saudi Arabia's and Iran's top diplomats in more than seven years. Saudi Arabia's state-run …

Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, pledging commitment to Mideast stability
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, pledging commitment to Mideast stability

LA Times  

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, as Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang looks on in Beijing. Longtime Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to …

Saudi Arabia to re-establish bilateral ties with Syria
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia to re-establish bilateral ties with Syria

Firstpost  

Riyadh: Syria and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reopen their embassies after cutting diplomatic ties more than a decade ago, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, a step that would mark a leap forward in Damascus’s return to the Arab fold. Contacts between Riyadh and Damascus had gathered momentum following a landmark agreement to re-establish ties between Saudi …

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution
1 year, 9 months ago

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Al Jazeera  

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether the same will happen in Yemen. “It is not easy to end the Houthi takeover of Sanaa, retrieve the state weapons they seized and force them to abandon the use of weapons.” Commenting on the potential motives for reaching an agreement, he pointed …

Middle East round-up: Iran, Saudi Arabia and a changing region?
1 year, 10 months ago

Middle East round-up: Iran, Saudi Arabia and a changing region?

Al Jazeera  

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore diplomatic relations, Lebanon’s currency takes another dive, and boat tragedies in the Mediterranean. Just days before Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to patch things up and restore diplomatic relations, there had been talk that it was actually Israel that was edging closer to Riyadh. The consequences of this arrangement won’t just play out …

Analysis: Syria rebuilding hopes dim as war enters year 13
1 year, 10 months ago

Analysis: Syria rebuilding hopes dim as war enters year 13

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The recent deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria which caused billions of dollars in damage has boosted the prospects of Syria’s once widely shunned president return to the Arab fold, but appears unlikely to jump-start large-scale reconstruction in the war-ravaged country. As Syria’s conflict enters its 13th year Wednesday, President Bashar Assad’s government still refuses to make concessions …

A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may ripple across the region. Here’s why
1 year, 10 months ago

A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may ripple across the region. Here’s why

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Iraq, he said, missed out on improving ties with Saudi Arabia and potentially large investments in the country due to Iran’s heavy influence in the country. Iran’s state-backed Arabic language news channel Al Alam and …

Iran says deal with Saudi Arabia will help end Yemen’s war
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran says deal with Saudi Arabia will help end Yemen’s war

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Iran’s mission to the United Nations says a breakthrough agreement with Saudi Arabia restoring bilateral relations will help bring a political settlement to Yemen’s yearslong war, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. Soon after exploding in 2014, Yemen’s conflict turned into a proxy war between Saudi Arabia, which led a military coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognized government, and …

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — News of the rapprochement between long-time regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran sent shock waves through the Middle East on Saturday and dealt a symbolic blow to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has made the threat posed by Tehran a public diplomacy priority and personal crusade. A normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, the most powerful and wealthy …

Saudi Arabia deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East | Know Why
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi Arabia deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East | Know Why

India TV News  

Saudi-Arabia-Iran Rapprochement: Iran recently informed that it has reached a deal with Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their respective embassies in the two countries. A normalisation deal with Saudi Arabia, the most powerful and wealthy Arab state, would fulfill Netanyahu's prized goal, reshaping the region and boosting Israel's standing in historic ways. Saudi Arabia's decision to engage …

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East

LA Times  

Ali Shamkhani, of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, right, shakes hands with Saudi national security advisor Musaad bin Mohammed Aiban, left, as Chinese diplomat Wang Yi looks on, in Beijing on Saturday. A normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, the most powerful and wealthy Arab state, would fulfill Netanyahu’s prized goal, reshaping the region and boosting Israel’s standing in historic ways. …

Countries that could be impacted by renewed Iran-Saudi ties
1 year, 10 months ago

Countries that could be impacted by renewed Iran-Saudi ties

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties has wide-reaching effects across the Middle East and beyond, and reduces the chance of armed conflict between regional rivals. Here’s a look at some of the countries that could be affected by the deal, struck this week in China: — YEMEN: Both Saudi Arabia …

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties: World reacts
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties: World reacts

Al Jazeera  

A roundup of international reaction to the diplomatic rapprochement between the two regional powers after seven years of tensions. China The restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia is “major good news” in the current turbulent world and a “victory” for dialogue and peace, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs cited top diplomat Wang Yi as saying. United States …

Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation
1 year, 11 months ago

Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “The earthquake gave the regime an advantage to survive politically,” said Omar Alshogre, a Washington, DC-based Syrian activist who says he was detained and tortured by Assad’s regime. During a meeting with European Union foreign policy …

UN envoy encouraged by intensified efforts to end Yemen war
1 year, 11 months ago

UN envoy encouraged by intensified efforts to end Yemen war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Monday he is encouraged by intensified regional and international diplomatic activity to end the country’s eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg expressed appreciation for the diplomatic efforts by Saudi Arabia and Oman, telling the U.N. Security Council, “We are witnessing a potential step change in the trajectory of this eight-year-conflict.” He said …

A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations
2 years, 3 months ago

A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. The threats made by certain US senators against Saudi Arabia after Wednesday’s OPEC oil cut – some of whom have called on US President Joe Biden to “retaliate” – are not credible, said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, …

US envoy needs more time in Lebanon-Israel maritime dispute
2 years, 4 months ago

US envoy needs more time in Lebanon-Israel maritime dispute

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over the two countries’ disputed maritime border said Friday some progress has been made but that more work needs to be done to resolve the issue. Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser for energy security at the U.S. State Department, has been mediating between the two countries and shuttling between Beirut …

Beyond Ukraine, a devastating war in Yemen not many are talking about
2 years, 10 months ago

Beyond Ukraine, a devastating war in Yemen not many are talking about

India Today  

Every war-torn country’s tragedy is unique in its own way. The Houthis now control an estimated 80 per cent of Yemen’s territory and have over the years launched multiple missile and drone attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia. SITUATION WORSENS AFTER BIDEN BECOMES PRESIDENT When Joe Biden became US President in January 2021, there were hopes that Yemen’s crisis would de-escalate, …

Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks
3 years ago

Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After years of looking abroad for answers, countries in the Middle East now appear to instead be talking to each other to find solutions following two decades defined by war and political upheaval. Once ostracized autocracies such as President Bashar Assad in Syria, and shunned former top figures such as Moammar Gadhafi’s son in Libya, …

UAE’s embrace of Syria could lead to more Arab overtures
3 years, 2 months ago

UAE’s embrace of Syria could lead to more Arab overtures

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A visit by the United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat this week may have turned a page for Syria’s embattled autocratic president, enabling more Arab countries to re-engage with Bashar Assad. Now the Emirates’ embrace of Syria is a test for whether re-engaging Syria’s strongman could possibly lead to some concessions that years of sanctions and boycott have failed …

Diplomats concerned Gulf spat could harm Lebanese in region
3 years, 2 months ago

Diplomats concerned Gulf spat could harm Lebanese in region

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s ambassadors who were recently asked to leave Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid an unprecedented diplomatic spat with Gulf countries expressed fear Wednesday the dispute could harm the interests of Lebanese living in the region. Lebanon’s Information Minister George Kordahi criticized the war in Yemen that a Saudi-led coalition is waging against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, describing it …

Arab League envoy in Beirut to mediate Lebanon-Saudi rift
3 years, 2 months ago

Arab League envoy in Beirut to mediate Lebanon-Saudi rift

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A top Arab League envoy was in Beirut on Monday to explore ways to resolve an unprecedented diplomatic rift between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia that emerged following comments by Lebanon’s information minister on Yemen’s civil war. The Arab League official said his visit was “an initiative to put the crisis on the right track.” Hossam Zaki, the league’s …

Iran says Saudi talks on ‘right track’ but more dialogue needed
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran says Saudi talks on ‘right track’ but more dialogue needed

Al Jazeera  

Discussions to restore bilateral ties between the regional rivals will take more time, Iran’s foreign minister says. Discussions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on the right track but it will take more time to restore bilateral ties, Iran’s foreign minister has said in Beirut. Shia-majority Iran and Sunni kingpin Saudi Arabia, on opposing sides in multiple regional conflicts, have …

Iranian FM in Beirut says Iran-Saudi talks on a ‘good path’
3 years, 3 months ago

Iranian FM in Beirut says Iran-Saudi talks on a ‘good path’

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on a “good path,” Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday, suggesting the negotiations between the two regional archrivals would continue. Speaking during his first visit to Lebanon since taking his post after Iran’s presidential elections in June, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also offered to help Lebanon end its decades-old electricity crisis by building new …

Iran, Saudi sides continue tension-easing talks in Baghdad
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran, Saudi sides continue tension-easing talks in Baghdad

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Representatives from Iran and Saudi Arabia have held a new …

‘Times have changed’: Saudi Arabia-Syria in rapprochement talks
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Times have changed’: Saudi Arabia-Syria in rapprochement talks

Al Jazeera  

After years of conflict, Riyadh now views Damascus as an expedient avenue to shore up broader regional interests. According to a senior official from the Syrian opposition Free Officer’s Movement, who maintains close contacts within the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and General Intelligence Directorate, “the political mood within the House of Saud has changed, many senior royals, particularly Mohammad …

FM says Iran ready for closer ties with rival Saudi Arabia
3 years, 8 months ago

FM says Iran ready for closer ties with rival Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country is …

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