Iran sees ‘serious progress’ in talks with Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, 25 September 2021, (TON): An Iranian foreign ministry official said “talks between Middle East regional rivals Tehran and Riyadh have led to “serious progress” on the issue of Gulf security.”

“Serious progress has been made on the subject of security in the Gulf,” state news agency quoted ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh as saying.

Iran and Saudi Arabia, on opposing sides in multiple regional conflicts, have been engaged in talks since April with the aim of improving relations, for the first time since cutting ties in 2016.

The discussions were launched under Iran’s former moderate president Hassan Rouhani and have continued since his ultraconservative successor, Ebrahim Raisi, took office in August.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khatibzadeh said the talks were “good” and called for countries to settle regional issues between themselves, without foreign interference.

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