Iran Says President Raisi Has Been Invited to Visit Riyadh

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.Photographer: ATTA KENARE/AFP
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit the kingdom’s capital, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

It’s just the latest example of rapid-fire rapprochement between the regional competitors. Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s foreign minister said he’ll meet with his Saudi counterpart soon.