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Iran, Saudi Arabia FMs Hold Urgent Calls on US-Iran Diplomatic Process
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia spoke by phone on Monday, consulting on the fast-moving diplomatic process being brokered by Pakistan between Tehran and Washington.
According to an Iranian state news agency, the conversation between Abbas Araghchi and Prince Faisal bin Farhan was notably the second such call between the two senior diplomats within a single 24-hour window — underscoring the urgency surrounding the negotiations.
The flurry of diplomatic activity unfolds against a deeply volatile regional backdrop. US and Israeli forces struck Iran on Feb. 28, triggering a cascade of retaliatory actions by Tehran against Israel and US Gulf allies, as well as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint critical to global oil supply.
A Pakistan-mediated ceasefire took hold on April 8, but subsequent negotiations in Islamabad broke down without yielding a durable accord. President Donald Trump later extended the truce with no fixed expiration, creating space for continued diplomacy.
Talks, however, remain fragile. On Sunday, Iran transmitted its reply to a US peace proposal through Pakistani intermediaries — only for President Trump to swiftly dismiss it as "totally unacceptable," casting fresh uncertainty over prospects for a permanent resolution.
According to an Iranian state news agency, the conversation between Abbas Araghchi and Prince Faisal bin Farhan was notably the second such call between the two senior diplomats within a single 24-hour window — underscoring the urgency surrounding the negotiations.
The flurry of diplomatic activity unfolds against a deeply volatile regional backdrop. US and Israeli forces struck Iran on Feb. 28, triggering a cascade of retaliatory actions by Tehran against Israel and US Gulf allies, as well as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint critical to global oil supply.
A Pakistan-mediated ceasefire took hold on April 8, but subsequent negotiations in Islamabad broke down without yielding a durable accord. President Donald Trump later extended the truce with no fixed expiration, creating space for continued diplomacy.
Talks, however, remain fragile. On Sunday, Iran transmitted its reply to a US peace proposal through Pakistani intermediaries — only for President Trump to swiftly dismiss it as "totally unacceptable," casting fresh uncertainty over prospects for a permanent resolution.
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