Iran’s FM Araghchi, Saudi Crown Prince MBS hold ‘fruitful’ talks in Jeddah

Tehran’s apical diplomat Abbas Araghchi visits Saudi Arabia for the archetypal clip aft Iran’s 12-day warfare with Israel.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi successful Jeddah successful the archetypal sojourn by a apical Iranian authoritative to the Gulf kingdom aft Israel’s warfare with Tehran.

Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Araghchi’s talks with Prince Mohammed and different Saudi officials connected Tuesday were “fruitful”.

The sojourn aft the 12-day aggravated struggle betwixt Israel and Iran, which saw the United States weaponry 3 Iranian atomic facilities earlier mediating a ceasefire, suggests that the warfare did not derail the rapprochement betwixt Tehran and Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia’s authoritative quality agency, SPA, said Araghchi and Prince Mohammed “reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the latest regional developments and the efforts being made successful that regard”.

“The Crown Prince expressed the Kingdom’s aspiration that the ceasefire statement would lend to creating conditions that beforehand information and stableness successful the region, emphasizing the Kingdom’s stance successful supporting dialog done diplomatic means arsenic a way to resolving disputes,” SPA said.

It added that Araghchi expressed his gratitude to the kingdom for “condemning the Israeli aggression”.

The apical Iranian diplomat besides met with Saudi Minister of Defence Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

Israel launched a monolithic bombardment against Iran connected June 13, without nonstop provocation, sidesplitting apical subject commanders and atomic scientists arsenic good arsenic hundreds of civilians.

Iran retaliated with rocket barrages that near wide demolition successful Israel.

After the US targeted Iran’s atomic sites, Tehran responded with a rocket motorboat against a US airbase successful Qatar. Shortly aft that attack, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire betwixt Iran and Israel.

While Arab countries condemned the onslaught arsenic a usurpation of Qatar’s sovereignty, Iran appears to beryllium pushing to repair relations with Gulf states.

Ties betwixt Tehran and Riyadh were strained for years implicit disagreements astir determination conflicts and communal accusations of spreading instability.

But the 2 countries agreed to reconstruct ceremonial relations arsenic part of a deal brokered by China successful 2023, and apical Saudi and Iranian officials person been successful regular contact.

Before the outbreak of the caller war, Saudi Arabia had welcomed Iran’s atomic talks with the US, saying it supported efforts to resoluteness determination and planetary disputes.

On Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said helium believed Tehran could resoluteness its differences with the US done dialogue, but spot would beryllium an contented aft the attacks connected his country.

In an nonfiction published by the Financial Times earlier connected Tuesday, Araghchi accused Israel of preferring struggle implicit diplomacy.

“Iran remains funny successful diplomacy, but we person bully crushed to person doubts astir further dialogue,” helium wrote. “If determination is simply a tendency to resoluteness this amicably, the US should amusement genuine readiness for an equitable accord.”

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies