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Iranian minister in Saudi Arabia to push piecemeal reconciliation 

While the visit marked the first by an Iranian minister following the recent rapprochement deal, the two rivals seem to have missed the agreed-upon timeframe to reopen their embassies. 

A correspondent in Tehran
A correspondent in Tehran
May 12, 2023
A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties.
A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March 11, 2023. Riyadh and Tehran announced on March 10 that after seven years of severed ties, they would reopen embassies and missions within two months and implement security and economic cooperation agreements signed more than 20 years ago. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

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