Iranian-Saudi rapprochement under the auspices of Baghdad .. a high-level meeting held in Iraq

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Iranian-Saudi rapprochement under the auspices of Baghdad .. a high-level meeting held in Iraq

 Monday, 18 March 2019

 

Baghdad - Writings

Iraqi media reports did not mention whether the meeting was aimed at appeasing the two countries or whether it was just the start and an Iraqi attempt to smooth the atmosphere between Tehran and Riyadh.

According to the media, Monday 18 March 2019, an unannounced meeting was held in Iraq last week between a representative of the Saudi foreign ministry and the Iranian foreign ministry.

Iran's top foreign aide, Hossein Ansari, met with Saudi Minister of State for Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sbahan during a visit to Iraq a few days ago, media sources said, quoting what they described as diplomatic sources.

Diplomatic sources said that the sudden Saudi rapprochement with Iran came in response to the international political pressure on Riyadh and Washington's announcement that it had withdrawn its support for Riyadh in its war against Yemen, and the killing of the famous journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Turkish consulate. Salman.

, Which called for the latter to respond to the attempts to rapprochement with Iran; to the maneuver Washington, which is afraid to give up despite the billions spent in accordance with the wishes of President Donald Trump.

 

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