Iran reports progress in talks with Saudi Arabia
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said talks between the two regional powers will continue.
Iran says progress has been made in its talks with Saudi Arabia but that the differences between the two countries will take time to bridge.
"We understand that disputes may have complexities in some areas which require time to resolve,” Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei told reporters on Tuesday.
"We will continue these talks to minimize differences,” Rabiei said in his weekly press conference.
The regional powerhouses severed relations in 2016 after Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric was met with violent protests at Saudi diplomatic facilities in Iran. Tensions between Shiite Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Sunni monarchy have continued, with the two countries fighting in proxy wars across the Middle East.
