According to Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Araghchi and Prince Mohammed and other Saudi officials had “fruitful conversations.”
The visit comes after the 12-day long, fiery conflict between Israel and Iran, which saw the United States bomb three Iranian nuclear facilities before staging a ceasefire, which suggests that Tehran and Riyadh’s relationship did not suffer.
Araghchi and Prince Mohammed “reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the most recent regional developments and the efforts being made in that regard,” according to Saudi Arabia’s official news agency, SPA.
The Crown Prince emphasized the Kingdom’s commitment to encouraging dialogue as a means of resolving disputes, saying that the ceasefire agreement “always contributed to creating conditions that promote security and stability in the region.”
Araghchi also thanked the kingdom for “condemning the Israeli aggression.”
The top Iranian diplomat also had a meeting with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia.
Top military leaders, nuclear scientists, and hundreds of civilians were killed when Israel launched a massive bombardment against Iran on June 13 without prompting.
Israel was wreaking havoc as a result of Iran’s missile barrages, which caused widespread destruction.
Tehran launched a missile attack on a US airbase in Qatar after the US attacked Iran’s nuclear sites. Donald Trump, the president of the US, made an announcement to end the hostage situation between Iran and Israel shortly after that attack.
Iran appears to be pushing for improved relations with Gulf states, despite Arab nations’ condemnations of the attack as being in violation of Qatar’s sovereignty.
Years of tensions between Tehran and Riyadh were brought on by regional conflict-related claims of regional instability and regional conflict-related disputes.
However, top Saudi and Iranian officials have maintained regular contact with the two countries since they brokered a deal with China in 2023 to restore formal relations.
Saudi Arabia and the US had welcomed Iran’s nuclear negotiations before the recent war, stating that it supported regional and global disputes.
After the attacks on his nation, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Monday that he thought Tehran could resolve its differences with the US through dialogue, but that trust would be a problem.
Araghchi claimed that Israel preferred conflict to diplomacy in an article from the Financial Times earlier on Tuesday.
Source: Aljazeera
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