Saudi crown prince, Iran's FM hold 'fruitful' talks on bilateral ties, regional security
Iran Press TV
Wednesday, 09 July 2025 8:13 AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met and held "fruitful" talks with high-ranking Saudi Arabian officials in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on a range of issues, including the consolidation of security and stability across the West Asian region.
Saudi Arabia's state-run news agency SPA said Araghchi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met at al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday and reviewed Tehran-Riyadh relations as well as the latest regional developments.
The Iranian foreign minister expressed his gratitude to the kingdom for its stance in condemning the Israeli aggression on the Islamic Republic and offered his appreciation for Bin Salman's efforts and initiatives to promote security and stability in the region.
The Saudi crown prince, for his part, expressed Riyadh's hope that the US-brokered unilateral ceasefire agreement would contribute to conditions that ensure regional security and stability.
Bin Salman also emphasized the kingdom's stance in supporting dialogue through diplomatic means as a path of resolving disputes.
The Israeli regime launched in the wee hours of June 13 an unprecedented wave of aggression on Iran's military and civilian infrastructure that claimed hundreds of lives, including women and children as well as a dozen top military brass.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces, led by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), launched a powerful and unprecedented retaliatory campaign, Operation True Promise III, against the Israeli regime by targeting key military, intelligence, industrial, energy, and R&D facilities across the occupied territories.
The United States, which had been in talks with Tehran about its peaceful nuclear program since April, carried out its own anti-Iran strikes on June 22 by targeting several key nuclear sites. The American onslaught was shortly met with the Islamic Republic's retaliatory strikes on a major US military base in Qatar.
The Israeli regime was forced on June 24 to declare a unilateral halt to its aggression, which was announced on its behalf by US President Donald Trump.
'Fruitful conversations'
Araghchi also held meetings on Tuesday with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs underlined in a statement that during the meeting between Araghchi and Farhan, the two sides discussed the latest regional developments and efforts to achieve security and stability in the region.
The Saudi defense minister said in a post on X that he met with the Iranian foreign minister and discussed various aspects of Riyadh-Tehran cooperation.
"We reviewed various aspects of our cooperation. We also discussed regional developments and efforts to promote security and stability, along with several other topics of mutual interest," he wrote.
Pointing to the Iranian foreign minister's meeting in Jeddah, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on X that FM Araghchi held "fruitful conversations with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, FM Amir Faisal bin Farhan and Defense Minister Amir Khaled bin Salman about Iran - Saudi bilateral relations and latest developments in the region."
Saudi Arabia condemned the Israeli strikes on Iran last month, calling them "clear violation of international laws."
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the blatant Israeli aggressions against the brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran, which undermine its sovereignty and security and constitute a clear violation of international laws and norms," the kingdom's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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