Iran and the US are set to hold a second round of talks in Rome about Tehran\u2019s nuclear programme
\n Tehran
\nSaudi Arabia\u2019s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has met several Iranian officials before a second round of talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.
\nThe visit comes amid growing fears of a potential conflict in the region if diplomatic efforts fail to resolve soaring tensions between the United States and Iran, with President Donald Trump repeatedly threatening to bomb Iran if it does not reach an agreement with the US over its nuclear-related activities.
\nPrince Khalid said he conveyed a message from Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Salman to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Thursday\u2019s meeting in Tehran.
\n\u201cWe discussed our bilateral relations and topics of mutual interest,\u201d he wrote on X.
\n\u201cOur belief is that the relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia is beneficial for both countries,\u201d Iranian state media cited Khamenei as saying in the meeting on Thursday.
\nPrince Khalid also met President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iran\u2019s armed forces chief of staff, Mohammad Bagheri.
\n\u201cTies between the Saudi and Iranian armed forces have been improving since the Beijing agreement,\u201d Bagheri said after the meeting, according to Iranian state media.
\nSaudi Arabia has welcomed Iran\u2019s nuclear talks with the US, saying it supported efforts to resolve regional and international disputes.
\nHamidreza Gholamzadeh, a political analyst, said the purpose of the Saudi defence minister\u2019s was likely to express concern about a potential attack on Iran.
\n\u201cSaudis want to share their concern and reassure Iran that they would not like \u2026 attacks against Iran and they want better relations with Iran,\u201d he told Al Jazeera.
\nIran and Saudi Arabia agreed in a 2023 deal brokered by China to re-establish relations after years of hostility that had threatened stability and security in the Gulf region and helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East from Yemen to Syria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iran and the US are set to hold a second round of talks in Rome about Tehran\u2019s nuclear programme Tehran Saudi Arabia\u2019s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has met several Iranian officials before a second round of talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. The visit comes amid growing fears of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-473387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n