Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has not called for a meeting with his Saudi foreign minister, Adel Al-Jubeir. Khane Mellat on Sunday quoted the Minister as saying that Saudi Foreign Minister did not accept to meet with Zarif as Saudi government ...

Effectively admitting a setback for the Russian-Iranian peace initiative for Syria, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at Saudi Arabia. Zarif was in Lebanon on Tuesday, meeting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah another key backer of the Assad regime when news came through of the high-profile rejection by Saudi Foreign Minister ...

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he is ready to visit the Saudi capital of Riyadh for talks over ways of ending the war on Yemen. Speaking on the sidelines of the 42nd annual meeting of foreign ministers of member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Zarif said Iranseeksgood relations with Saudi Arabia and ...

Using the catalyst of the death of Saudi King Abdullah, Irans Rouhani Government has made a diplomatic move for engagement with Riyadh. After issuing condolences on Friday over the monarchs passing,President Rouhani (pictured) congratulatedsuccessor King Salman: I hope that in the time lying ahead, with regard to the religious and historical bonds ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed hope that Tehran and Riyadh will boost their bilateral relations. I hope Saudi Arabia will pave the way for expansion of ties with realistic approach, he said, Irans IRNA News Agency reported on Jan. 25. We need to reach a joint solution for regional issues, he said. Iran is ready to negotiate ...

Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA Saudi Arabia can as a strategic partner stand by Iran, but, of course requiring settlement of disputes, a member of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Wednesday. 'Saudi Arabia as an Islamic country in and important geographical situation can be Iran's strategic partner, after settlement of the ...

(Reuters) -Iransaid on Tuesday it was ready for "straight talks" withSaudi Arabiaover contentious issues that have kept the rival Gulf powers at loggerheads for more than three decades. Relations between Tehran and Riyadh soured after Iran's 1979 revolution brought to power Shi'ite clerics opposed to the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom. The two ...

[caption id="attachment_112017" align="alignright" width="179"] Saudi Arabias Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal[/caption] Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancelled his planned visit to Saudi Arabia after his Saudi counterpart expressed baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic with regard to Syria, a top Iranian diplomat says. "We ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (MNA) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he will travel to Saudi Arabia at the proper time to discuss grounds for the enhancement of cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh. Zarif said on Wednesday: The expansion of relations with the Persian Gulf littoral states is among the priorities of the Iranian Foreign Ministry....

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to pay a visit to Saudi Arabia in line with Tehrans policy to promote ties with its neighboring countries, a senior Iranian diplomat says. The visit will take place at the earliest opportunity after an opening arises in Zarifs schedule and the necessary itinerary plans are arranged, said Iran's Deputy ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he is scheduled to pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia in the near future. I will certainly travel to Saudi Arabia. The exact date of the trip has not been set so far, and we will wait to talk to our brothers in Saudi Arabia, Zarif told reporters here in Tehran on Wednesday....