Iraq’s foreign minister Fuad Hussein, seen here with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran in December, had said his country would host talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Iranian Foreign Ministry/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
The Guardian: Iran suspends scheduled round of talks with Saudi Arabia – report
A day after Iraq said it would host a fresh round of talks between the regional rivals, Iran announced they would not go ahead
Iran has suspended the latest round of talks with regional rival. Saudi Arabia, a website affiliated with Iran’s top security body has reported.
Iraq’s foreign ministry had announced on Saturday that it would host the talks on
A foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed the comments to Reuters.
But a day later the website Nour news reported that “Iran has unilaterally suspended talks with Saudi Arabia”, without providing a reason. It said no specific date had been scheduled for a new round of talks.
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WNU Editor: The Iranian reason for this suspension is Saudi Arabia's execution of a number of Shiites for crimes on Saturday .... Iran suspends talks with Saudi Arabia after mass execution — report (Times of Israel).
Iran Cancels Scheduled Round Of Talks With Saudi Arabia
Report: Iran suspends talks with Saudi after mass execution -- AP
Iran ‘temporarily suspends’ direct talks with Saudi Arabia -- Al Jazeera
Iran suspends talks with Saudi Arabia - Iranian news website -- Reuters
