BREAKING: Iran says it has agreed a deal with Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic relations, a surprise breakthrough after years of soaring tensions.
agreed Friday to restore diplomatic relations, a surprise breakthrough after years of soaring tensions between the regional rivals.
The deal was first announced on Iranian state TV and later outlined in a joint communique from Tehran, Riyadh and Beijing that was published by the Saudi Press Agency, the country's official news agency. It added that the foreign ministers from both countries would “meet to implement this, arrange for the return of their ambassadors, and discuss means of enhancing bilateral relations.”
The two countries have been locked in an intensifying struggle for regional dominance, their rivalry exacerbated by religious differences and the war in Yemen in which both countries are deeply entrenched.
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