Responding to the exchange of envoys between Iran and Saudi, US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel has voiced hope that dialogue will contribute to the de-escalation of tensions in West Asia and more regional stability and security.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Patel noted, As a general matter, weve long encouraged direct dialogue and diplomacy, including between Iran and regional governments.
An exchange of ambassadors would be an unsurprising step in the course of this dialogue. And we continue to hope that dialogue will contribute to the de-escalation of tensions, the contribution of some more regional stability, and will address other longstanding regional concerns, he stressed.
US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby has also said that Washington supports more integration, more dialogue, and more transparency throughout the region.
And if the Iranians opening up an embassy in Riyadh can help increase the transparency of what theyre doing and why, if it can de-escalate tensions, if it can lead to a reduction in their destabilizing behavior, including intercepting maritime shipping as they attempted to do over the last several days in the Strait of Hormuz, then all thats to the positive, he added.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that Irans embassy in Riyadh, its consulate general in Jeddah, and its permanent mission to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah will formally reopen on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 6 and 7.
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