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Iranian Embassy reopens its gates in Saudi Arabia after 7 years of closure

The move comes as Saudi Arabia and Iran advance their deal to normalize full relations, while Washington scrambles to maintain its relations with the Gulf kingdom.
Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers in China

Iran’s embassy reopened its doors in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Wednesday for the first time in seven years in the latest move toward normalizing full diplomatic relations between the two countries.

A Reuters witness said a team was inspecting the premises of the embassy as a white truck arrived at the gate.

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