Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia August 18, 2023. Iran’s Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Reuters: Saudi Crown Prince Meets Iran’s Foreign Minister as Relations Thaw
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday in the highest-level talks since the countries reconciled in March after years of bitter rivalry that destabilised the region.
The unscheduled meeting in Jeddah comes a day after Amirabdollahian arrived in the kingdom and declared ties between the countries were “on the right track” following talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
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Update #1: Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease (AP)
Update #2: Iran top diplomat meets Saudi de facto ruler (AFP)
WNU Editor: The Iranian Foreign Minister sound very optimistic …. Iran FM in Saudi Arabia, says relations ‘on the right track’ (Al Jazeera).