Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said his country is aiming for a “good and positive relationship” with its archrival Iran more than five years after the two countries cut ties.
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.
