One of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's many campaign promises was that he would not put the country's economic and political fate at the mercy of the nuclear negotiations. With the nuclear talks unofficially at a stalemate, Iran appears to be focused on regional diplomacy.
One of the most pressing issues is currently tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, who have been locked in indirect conflict for a decade, supporting proxies and groups hostile to one another’s interests. A Kuwaiti newspaper reported that soon the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers will meet, although neither side has confirmed a meeting at this level.
