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 Wednesday. The Iraqi foreign minister, Fuad Hussein, revealed the development during remarks at a diplomatic forum in Antalya on Turkey’s southern coast cited by local media.
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).
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