Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official and two sources in the region as saying that Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks this month, in an attempt to ease tension between the two countries.
The two sources added that the meeting focused on the files of Yemen and Lebanon.
This comes after the British "Financial Times" said on Sunday that high-ranking officials from Saudi Arabia and Iran held direct talks in an attempt to repair relations after 5 years of diplomatic estrangement, but a Saudi official denied to the newspaper that any talks between the two sides had taken place.
According to Reuters, an Iranian official said that the meeting was held in Baghdad on the ninth of April, and it was at a low level to explore whether there is a way to ease the existing tension in the region.
The Iranian official indicated that the meeting was held at the request of Iraq, but it did not result in any breakthrough.
On the other hand, a Western diplomat in the region told Reuters that the United States and Britain were aware in advance of the Saudi-Iranian talks, "but did not see any results."
According to reports quoted by the Financial Times, citing officials it described as insiders, the first round of Saudi-Iranian talks took place in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on April 9, and included discussions about the Houthi attacks on the Kingdom.
The sources described the talks as "positive", stressing that it was agreed to hold a new round next week.
According to the British newspaper report, the Saudi delegation was headed by Khaled bin Ali Al-Humaidan.
The sources stated that Baghdad also facilitated the opening of communication channels between Iran and Egypt on the one hand, and between Iran and Jordan on the other hand.
But the British newspaper said that a high-ranking Saudi official denied any talks between his country and Iran.