And he explained - in his talk to "Beyond the News" program (7/18/2022) - that the warm rhetoric from the Gulf states towards Iran stems from these countries' quest for peace and stability in the region and to keep the specter of wars and crises away, and therefore there are attempts to open channels of communication, waiting for that It finds an echo on the Iranian side.
He believed that there is a necessity for peaceful coexistence, and therefore it is important for the Gulf countries to ensure security in order to be able to achieve tangible steps in the path of stability between the two sides, but he stressed that this depends on Tehran taking practical steps related to the dismantling of the armed militias that it supports, as he emphasized.
On the other hand, the former Iranian diplomat, Hadi Afqi, said that Iran has good relations with Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman, and there are negotiations with Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic relations, stressing that his country has always sat at the negotiating table without foreign interference, and denied that Tehran has problems with the UAE. and Kuwait.
He pointed out that there is still terrorism threatening the region, refusing to talk about militias as posing a threat to the Gulf states, but describing them as legitimate resistance, stressing that it is the American and Israeli presence in the region that would ignite wars.
He also stressed that resorting to the dialogue table without American intervention would solve the basic problems and remove fears and concerns on both sides, stressing that the Iranian side cannot reconcile with America as long as there is blood between them, and his country will seek to remove it from the region through resistance.
It is noteworthy that the head of the Strategic Council for Foreign Policies in Iran, Kamal Kharazi, said that his country welcomes Saudi Arabia's invitation to extend a hand of friendship with Iran, and assured Al Jazeera of Tehran's full support for the establishment of a regional dialogue complex, which includes countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Qatar, to resolve the differences in the region.
Riyadh had confirmed at the conclusion of the Jeddah summit that it was still extending a hand of friendship to Iran.
For his part, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan affirmed that his country extends a hand of friendship to Iran, despite warning him of the importance of Tehran taking into account what he called the concerns of his country and other Gulf states.