It is a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks at a news conference, during his visit to Maroun Al-Ras village near the border between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanon April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
"During the last phone call between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia on Eid al-Fitr, we agreed to work in the next coming days on the reopening of the Iranian and Saudi embassies in Tehran and Riyadh," Amirabdollahian said, according to an official Arabic translation. Tension between the countries has fueled conflicts across the region, including the Syrian civil war.
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