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Pakistan PM says efforts underway for Iran-Saudi mediation
Islamabad, Aug 4, IRNA -- Prime Minister of Pakistan says efforts are underway for mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia though making slow progress.
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Zarif: Saudi Arabia not interested in equal ties with Iran
Moscow, July 22, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran was ready to establish good relations with Saudi Arabia but unfortunately Riyadh has shown no interest in having equal ties with Tehran.
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Pakistan PM warns spoilers against Tehran-Riyadh ties
Islamabad, June 25, IRNA -- Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan says his country's efforts to end tensions in the region continue, but there are some spoilers who are against Iran-Saudi Arabia relations.
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Mousavi: US, S. Arabia mocking int’l mechanisms
Tehran, June 17, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a message reacted to UN Secretariat’s excluding Saudi coalition from the list of child rights violators, saying the US and Saudi Arabia are mocking the international mechanisms.
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Excluding Saudi coalition from blacklist of child rights violators disgusting: Spox
Tehran, June 16, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi criticized the United Nations' dual approach to human rights, he said it was disgusting to remove Saudi coalition from the blacklist of child rights violators.
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Pakistan daily believes Saudis influence is weakening
Islamabad, May 13, IRNA -- A Pakistani news daily strongly believes that Saudi Arabia is grappling with the worst financial crisis, and it seems that its economic austerity will reduce the influence of Al-Saud rulers.
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Final season of the Prince's ambitions
Tehran, May 9, IRNA – All the ambitions of Mohammad Ben Salman, the crown prince who wanted to turn Saudi Arabia into a high tech hub in 14 years without petrodollars, have now stranded in less than 5 years.
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Zarif: Iran ready to hold talks with Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reaffirmed Tehran's readiness to negotiate with all neighbors including the Saudi Arabia.
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Spox: Int'l community silence emboldens Saudi-led coalition
Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Sunday slammed Saudi coalition attack on Al Maslub District, Yemen, saying the international community's silence toward war crimes has emboldened perpetrators of war crimes and the crimes against humanity by the Saudi-led coalition.
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Iran critical of Saudi Gov't for creating obstacle to presence in Jeddah meeting
Tehran, Feb 3, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday criticized the Saudi government for creating obstacle for Iran's presence in Jeddah meeting.
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Saudi Arabia prevents Iran from participating at OIC Summit: Spox
Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia prevented the Islamic Republic of Iran from partaking in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Jeddah.
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Envoy: Saudi regime main source of instability in region
London, Jan 29, IRNA - Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad in a message described the Saudi regime as main source of instability in the region.
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Pakistani FM welcomes Tehran, Riyadh’s readiness for talks
Islamabad, Jan 24, IRNA -- Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi has welcomed the recent statements issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia expressing their readiness for talks to resolve disputes.
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Araghchi: Saudis unfairly misuse current situation
Tehran, Jan 19, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs Abbas Araghchi reacted to AFC act to cancel Iran hosting Asian Champions League, saying Saudis have unfairly misused the current situation regarding the martyrdom of innocent people to their own benefit.
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Pakistan says its peace efforts yielding positive results
Islamabad, Dec 6, IRNA -- Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Faisal responding to a question regarding country’s attempt to defuse tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia said "Our efforts are yielding positive results."
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Pakistan hopes its peace efforts to bring positive results in region
Islamabad, Nov 7, IRNA -- Pakistan says its peace efforts continue to defuse tensions in the Persian Gulf region hoping that the efforts will bring positive results.
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Iran's president sends letter to kings of Bahrain, KSA: Gov't spox
Tehran, Nov 4, IRNA –Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said in his weekly press conference on Monday that the Islamic Republic of Iran always looking for peace and stability in the region and to the same reason President Hassan Rouhani has sent two letters to the kings of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia releases Iranian fishermen detained months ago
Bushehr, Oct 31, IRNA – Iranian fishermen who had been detained by Saudi Arabia in early 2019 have been released and are on their way back home.
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Pakistan trying to bring Iran, Saudi Arabia closer for Ummah unity: Pak envoy
Islamabad, Oct 30, IRNA -- Pakistan says that Prime Minister Imran Khan has been holding consultations with the Saudi and Iranian leaders to forge unity within the Muslim Ummah, local media reported.
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S. Arabia seeks to wreak havoc, ease tensions with Iran concurrently
Tehran, Oct 27, IRNA – A foreign policy analyst says Saudi Arabia was taking vicious steps while trying to ease tensions with Iran, noting that the Saudis know that the dialogue process with Iran can be lengthy. Therefore, in addition to their efforts to negotiate with Iran, they are also taking measures to weaken Iran's position.
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FM Zarif says many countries moving away from dollar
Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed that many countries have reached the conclusion to distance themselves from the US dollar as much as possible and this is an important development.
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Yemen's war a great barrier between Tehran, Riyadh
Tehran, Oct 20, IRNA - Yemen's war is one of the most serious obstacles bridging the gap between Iran and Saudi Arabia as the Saudis will not be able to maintain stability and peace in the region without resolving Yemen's crisis, an expert on Middle East Affairs Hossein Ajorlu said on Sunday.
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Russia seeking to create Turkish-Arab equation in Syria to contain Turkey
Tehran, Oct 18, IRNA - Former Middle East Department Director-General of the Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow is seeking to create a Turkish-Arab equation with the role of the Arabs in this way to hinder Turkey's expansionism and Russia is to act as a crisis manager.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia appreciate PM Imran’s peace efforts: Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct 17, IRNA -- Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson says both Iran and Saudi Arabia have welcomed and appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan’s efforts to promote peace and stability in Persian Gulf region.
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Pakistan PM’s peace initiative, a success: FM Qureshi
Islamabad, Oct 16, IRNA -- Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative for peace in Persian Gulf has proved to be a success as both Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to pursue diplomatic options to resolve disputes.
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US’ appeasement of Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Oct 16, IRNA - A Middle East expert says deploying a new US force to Saudi Arabia is a shallow move to show Washington is not indifferent to its regional strategic allies, but the US reaction to attacks on Saudi oil facilities was limited to condemnation, not just more.
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Pakistan PM Saudi visit: Islamabad offers to host direct Iran-Saudi talks
Islamabad, Oct 15, IRNA -- Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is expected to leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the second leg of his mediation efforts after Tehran amid press reports about Pakistani Government's offer to host direct Iran-Saudi talks.
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Steps of Tehran-Riyadh on path of de-escalation
Tehran, Oct 13, IRNA - Past tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia in recent days have given way to positive signals of engagement and negotiation; signs that are clearly visible in the remarks and stances of the officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Iran welcomes Pakistan's efforts for de-escalation in region
Tehran, Oct 13, IRNA – Former Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour said on Sunday that Iran welcomes Pakistan's efforts to drive the region to de-escalation and that compared to other countries, Pakistan has a better record of mediation efforts in the region.
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Pakistan's PM Imran Khan arrives in Tehran
Tehran, Oct 13, IRNA – Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan arrived in Tehran on Sunday to discuss issues of mutual interest with Iranian officials.