Iranian media reported that the Iranian government had broke up five years ago and had talks with hostile Saudi Arabia.
The Iranian government has stated that "there are good signs from the Saudi side recently," and the focus is on whether it will help ease tensions in the region and restore diplomatic relations.
Iran's local media reported on the 23rd that the Iranian government had held direct talks with hostile Saudi Arabia, according to diplomatic officials.
The talks were held earlier this month in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, mediated by neighboring Iraq, with the participation of senior security officials from both countries.
In the talks, opinions were exchanged over the civil war in Yemen, the Middle East, which is the composition of the proxy war between the two countries, and it is expected that a second talk will be held within a few days.
The two countries broke diplomatic relations five years ago in 2016 after the death penalty for Islamic Shiite leaders was executed in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi embassy was attacked in Iran, where Shiites are the mainstream. was doing.
The Iranian government has not officially acknowledged talks with Saudi Arabia, but a foreign ministry spokesman told media this week that "there are good signs from the Saudi side these days. Iraq's role in relieving tensions. We welcome you, "he said, and the focus is on whether it will help ease tensions in the region and restore diplomatic relations.