{"id":8134,"date":"2023-06-17T19:03:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T18:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8134"},"modified":"2023-06-17T19:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T18:06:25","slug":"saudi-foreign-minister-arrives-in-tehran-to-restore-ties-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/diplomatic-world\/saudi-foreign-minister-arrives-in-tehran-to-restore-ties-with-iran\/2023\/06\/17\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi foreign minister arrives in Tehran to restore ties with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

TEHRAN,<\/span> IRAN<\/span> (AP)–<\/span> In<\/span> an<\/span> important<\/span> development<\/span> for<\/span> Middle<\/span> East<\/span> diplomacy,<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia’s<\/span> top<\/span> diplomat,<\/span> Prince<\/span> Faisal<\/span> bin<\/span> Farhan,<\/span> landed<\/span> in<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> capital<\/span> Tehran<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> to<\/span> sign<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> ties<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> regional<\/span> rivals.<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> important<\/span> step<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> recovery<\/span> of<\/span> Iranian<\/span> state<\/span> media<\/span> reported<\/span> that<\/span> Prince<\/span> Faisal<\/span> received<\/span> a<\/span> warm<\/span> welcome<\/span> from<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Hossein<\/span> Amiravdrahian.<\/span> The<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> has<\/span> passed<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> message<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Saudi<\/span> King<\/span> to<\/span> Iranian<\/span> President<\/span> Ebrahim<\/span> Raisi,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> leaders<\/span> are<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> later<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> day.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> visit<\/span> follows<\/span> US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Brinken’s<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> month.<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> agreed<\/span> in<\/span> March<\/span> to<\/span> resume<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> ties<\/span> and<\/span> reopen<\/span> embassies<\/span> after<\/span> seven<\/span> years<\/span> of<\/span> tension.<\/span> Today,<\/span> Prince<\/span> Faisal<\/span> will<\/span> officially<\/span> open<\/span> the<\/span> Saudi<\/span> embassy<\/span> in<\/span> Tehran.<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> Iran<\/span> TV,<\/span> embassy<\/span> staff<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> working<\/span> from<\/span> hotels<\/span> in<\/span> Tehran<\/span> until<\/span> the<\/span> embassy<\/span> is<\/span> fully<\/span> operational.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> recent<\/span> reopening<\/span> of<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> missions<\/span> in<\/span> both<\/span> countries<\/span> marked<\/span> an<\/span> important<\/span> milestone<\/span> in<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> restore<\/span> relations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> breakthrough<\/span> in<\/span> restoring<\/span> ties<\/span> was<\/span> made<\/span> possible<\/span> by<\/span> China,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> played<\/span> a<\/span> key<\/span> role<\/span> in<\/span> reducing<\/span> the<\/span> likelihood<\/span> of<\/span> further<\/span> conflict<\/span> between<\/span> Riyadh<\/span> and<\/span> Tehran<\/span> through<\/span> its<\/span> direct<\/span> and<\/span> proxy<\/span> engagements<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Iran<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> accused<\/span> of<\/span> several<\/span> attacks<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> years,<\/span> most<\/span> notably<\/span> following<\/span> the<\/span> 2018<\/span> US<\/span> unilateral<\/span> withdrawal<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> world<\/span> powers.<\/span> In<\/span> 2019,<\/span> a<\/span> notable<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia’s<\/span> oil<\/span> industry<\/span> led<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> temporary<\/span> halving<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> crude<\/span> oil<\/span> production.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Relations<\/span> between<\/span> Shiite-majority<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> Sunni-majority<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> historically<\/span> fraught<\/span> with<\/span> tension.<\/span> Relations<\/span> were<\/span> severed<\/span> in<\/span> 2016<\/span> when<\/span> a<\/span> Saudi<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> mission<\/span> in<\/span> Iran<\/span> was<\/span> attacked<\/span> by<\/span> demonstrators.<\/span> The<\/span> demonstrations<\/span> were<\/span> sparked<\/span> by<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia’s<\/span> execution<\/span> of<\/span> 46<\/span> prominent<\/span> Shiite<\/span> cleric.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Restoring<\/span> ties<\/span> between<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> and<\/span> Iran<\/span> promises<\/span> greater<\/span> regional<\/span> stability,<\/span> reduces<\/span> tensions,<\/span> and<\/span> reduces<\/span> the<\/span> risk<\/span> of<\/span> further<\/span> escalation.<\/span> This<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> effort<\/span> marks<\/span> a<\/span> positive<\/span> step<\/span> towards<\/span> dialogue<\/span> and<\/span> cooperation<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries<\/span> with<\/span> great<\/span> influence<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Middle<\/span> East.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TEHRAN, IRAN (AP)– In an important development for Middle East diplomacy, Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, landed in Iran’s capital Tehran on Saturday to sign diplomatic ties between the two regional rivals. was an important step in the recovery of Iranian state media reported that Prince Faisal received a warm welcome from […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,2450],"tags":[201,204,1701,4055,6052,6625,6626],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SAUD.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8134"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8138,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8134\/revisions\/8138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}