New Delhi: Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to revive ties and reopen diplomatic missions in Chinese-brokered talks, they mentioned in a joint assertion, seven years after relations had been severed.
The transfer caps a broader realignment and efforts to ease tensions within the Middle East.
Riyadh minimize ties with Tehran after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions within the Islamic republic in 2016 following the Saudi execution of revered Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
Shiite-majority Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia assist rival sides in a number of battle zones throughout the Middle East, together with in Yemen the place Houthi rebels are backed by Tehran, and Riyadh leads an army coalition supporting the federal government.
“Following talks, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to renew diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions within two months,” Iran’s state information company IRNA mentioned, citing the joint assertion.
The official Saudi Press Agency additionally printed the assertion, which mentioned talks came about in Beijing 5 days instantly earlier than the announcement.
