{"id":94504,"date":"2023-03-10T14:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=94504"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:24:15","slug":"iran-saudi-resume-relations-after-years-of-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/94504\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran, Saudi resume relations after years of tension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Ending years of tension, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and China released a trilateral statement, announcing resuming ties between Iran and Saudi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following five rounds of preliminary negotiations in Iraq and Oman, and following days of intensive talks in Beijing Iran and Saudi agreed to thaw relations and open their embassies in each other&#8217;s country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme 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