A top Iranian lawmaker says �good signals� have been exchanged between Tehran and Riyadh recently as the two countries are engaged in talks aimed at d�tente�five years after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran.
�So far, good signals have been exchanged between the two countries and Mr. Raeisi�s remarks at his first press conference � that there is the willingness for opening embassies in the two countries � were a [good signal] to our southern neighbor, that is Saudi Arabia, which is an important country,� Abbas Golroo, the head of the Iranian Parliament�s foreign relations subcommittee, said during a televised interview on Friday.
Golroo added that the Saudis also reacted positively �and I feel that since the region is filled to the brim with tensions, [regional] countries are now willing to hold talks.�

Last month, Iran�s newly-elected president Ebrahim Raeisi said Iran believes that there is no obstacle to reopening embassies in Tehran and Riyadh.

�This policy has been announced before and I reiterate that there is no impediment to the [establishment of] relations with Saudi Arabia and all the countries in the region,� Raeisi�said on June 21�during his first press conference after his victory in the election.

He also touched upon the Saudi-led war on Yemen, saying, �We emphasize that the war against Yemen and the Saudis� attacks on the oppressed people of Yemen must be stopped as soon as possible.�