Iran ‘temporarily suspends’ direct talks with Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh and Tehran previously said they hoped the talks could ease tensions but downplayed expectations of breakthroughs.

Tehran, Iran – Iran has “temporarily suspended” direct talks with Saudi Arabia, according to an outlet linked with the country’s top security body.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced on Saturday during a diplomatic forum in Turkey’s Antalya that a fifth round of talks between the two regional rivals will be hosted by Baghdad on Wednesday.

But Nournews, affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), which has taken point on the talks with the kingdom, said on Sunday that Iran has unilaterally suspended the talks without citing the reason.

Iran’s foreign ministry had previously said on many occasions that the country is ready to resume the talks soon.

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The two countries ended diplomatic ties in 2016 when Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters following the execution of a prominent Shia religious leader by the Sunni-majority kingdom.

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