3 Iranian diplomats arrive in Saudi to take up O I C posts

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File photo of the Headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah. 3 Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of (OIC) in Jeddah, in a further sign of a thaw in ruptured ties,

Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, which severed diplomatic ties in 2016, launched direct talks last year at a time when global powers are trying to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact with Tehran, and as U.N.-led efforts to end a war in Yemen stall.

“Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Jeddah to start their work at the OIC,” foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a televised news conference.

In a further sign of a thaw in ruptured ties, Iran said in December that its regional Sunni rival Saudi Arabia had agreed to grant visas to three Iranian diplomats to be based in the kingdom.

3 Iranian diplomats reach Saudi Arabia to be appointed at the headquarter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Jan 17, 2022

Tehran and Riyadh held four rounds of talks in Iraq, with Baghdad hoping its mediation will stop the neighbours seeking to settle scores on its territory. Saudi Arabia has described the talks as cordial but exploratory, while Tehran says they had gone a “good distance”.

Khatibzadeh said Iran had submitted its “expectations” to Saudi Arabia during the previous talks in Iraq.

“We hope to reach a result in the future talks … which requires Saudi officials to pay attention to their remarks and actions,” Khatibzadeh said.

“Iran has always expressed its readiness to open its embassy in Saudi Arabia.”

Saudi Arabia and Iran have backed opposing sides in regional conflicts and political disputes in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq for years, and Saudi Arabia has led an Arab coalition waging war against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen since 2015.

REUTERS

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  1. This confirms exactly why Hezbollah and Amal decided to end their boycott of Lebanon cabinet meetings . Hezbollah and Amal have been denying that their decision was based on an order from Tehran to do so and quickly , what a bunch of hypocrites

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