Iran welcomes Iraqi mediation with Gulf states
No clear results yet, said Tehran's ambassador in Baghdad after reports of Saudi-Iran dialogue.
Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad said on Tuesday his government welcomes Iraq’s efforts to mediate relations with Arab Gulf states.
“The Islamic Republic supports Baghdad’s mediation to bring Tehran closer to countries with which we have faced challenges or with which ties have cooled, and Iraqi officials have been notified of this,” Iraj Masjedi told the state-run IRNA news agency in an interview.
The statement comes amid reports that officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia held direct talks in Baghdad earlier this month in a surprise diplomatic development between the regional rivals.
Masjedi said the two sides have “have not yet reached clear results and significant progress” but signaled that future discussions are on the table. “Let us wait for the work to go forward and we can see the practical results,” he said.
