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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister will visit Iran on Saturday, Tasnim reports

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan attends the Ministerial meeting for the Global Coalition to Defeat IS (Islamic State group), at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 8, 2023. (Credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP)

DUBAI — Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, will visit Tehran on Saturday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Thursday.

He is set to meet with Iranian officials, Tasnim said.

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in March, in a deal brokered by China, to end a diplomatic rift and re-establish relations following years of hostility that had endangered regional stability including in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon.

Iran officially reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on June 7. 

DUBAI — Saudi Arabia's Foreign
Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, will visit Tehran on
Saturday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on
Thursday.
He is set to meet with Iranian officials, Tasnim said.
Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in March, in a deal
brokered by China, to end a diplomatic rift and re-establish
relations following years...