Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif begins - tomorrow, Sunday - a tour that includes a visit to Qatar and Iraq, and comes amid a diplomatic movement to revive the nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said - today, Saturday - that the visit comes within the framework of strengthening joint relations between Iran and both Qatar and Iraq, and it will discuss regional and international files.
He added that the tour comes "within the framework of developing bilateral relations and following up on regional discussions and what is broader than them," noting that Zarif will meet during his visit a number of prominent officials in the two countries.
The Iranian foreign minister will visit Doha and Baghdad, while the United States, Iran and other signatories to the nuclear agreement in 2015 are looking for ways to revive this agreement from which the administration of former US President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018, while Tehran abandoned a number of its commitments, especially what It is related to uranium enrichment.
Identical sources confirmed that tangible progress had been made in the ongoing negotiations in Vienna with the aim of re-engaging the United States and Iran in the agreement, and lifting all or some of the sanctions on Tehran.
Also, Zarif's visit to Qatar and Iraq comes after media reports about Iranian-Saudi talks that took place earlier this month in Baghdad, in an effort to bridge views on a number of issues in dispute between the two countries.
On Thursday, Reuters reported, citing officials and sources in the region, that Saudi and Iranian officials intend to hold more direct talks this month.