Friday , 17 May 2024

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Iran’s Foreign Minister As Relations Thaw

RFL/RE – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Jeddah in the highest level talks since the countries reconciled after years of bitter rivalry that destabilized the region. The unscheduled meeting on August 18 comes a day after Amir-Abdollahian arrived in the kingdom and declared that ties between the countries were “on the right track” following talks with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Mohammed bin Salman is the kingdom’s de facto ruler and has pushed to reorient Saudi foreign policy in recent years amid questions over its historically close relationship with the United States. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.

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