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Saudi, Iranian officials hold talks
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- Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks this month in a bid to ease tensions between the two foes.
Details:
- As per sources, the meeting focused on Yemen, where a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been battling the Iran-aligned Houthi group since 2015.
- The talks also touched on Lebanon, which is facing a political vacuum amid a dire financial crisis.
- Gulf Arab states are alarmed by the expanding role of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
- Washington and Tehran are holding indirect talks in Vienna to revive the world powers’ nuclear accord with Iran.
Source: The Hindu.