A spokesman for the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament, Abu al-Fadl Amawi, said that the dialogue with Saudi Arabia has reached the stage of restoring diplomatic relations.

Amoei added that diplomatic talks between Tehran and Riyadh are likely to be held soon, and indicated that dialogue with Riyadh would constitute a ground for restoring relations to normal.

Iran has previously expressed its support for a reciprocal reopening of embassies with Saudi Arabia. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran supports a reciprocal reopening of embassies with Saudi Arabia, and appreciates Iraq's role in promoting dialogue between the two countries.

And held in recent months, 5 rounds of talks between Iranian and Saudi officials in Iraq, which shares the border with the two countries.

At the conclusion of the fifth round of negotiations last April, Al-Kazemi said that he was convinced that "an understanding is soon" between Riyadh and Tehran.

The Iranian Foreign Minister also announced - in an interview with Iranian television - that the Iraqi mediator informed Tehran of Riyadh's readiness to launch public talks at the political level, stressing that his country exchanged Saudi Arabia's same willingness to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries.