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Iran and Saudi Plot Path to End Rivalry That Drove Regional Wars

Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its Tehran embassy was mobbed and set on fire

Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its Tehran embassy was mobbed and set on fire

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia and Iran’s top diplomats met Thursday in China, the first major step in efforts to end a decades-long regional rivalry that’s fueled proxy wars and unsettled oil markets.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed steps toward reopening their embassies and other bilateral issues, Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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