Iran-Saudi Arabia

Esteghlal, Al Ahli draw in AFC Champions League Elite

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The Esteghlal FC of Iran settled for a 2-2 draw against Saudi Al Ahli team on Monday at the the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25.

Senior Iranian, Chinese diplomats hold meeting in Riyadh

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi met and held talks with his Chinese counterpart Deng Li in Riyadh on Tuesday.

Iran deputy FM Gharibabadi heads to S Arabia for OIC meeting

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi traveled to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for participating in the extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Iran, S Arabia top generals meet in Tehran to discuss coop.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The chief of the staff of the armed forces of Iran and Saudi Arabia have held talks in Tehran on Sunday to discuss bilateral cooperation.

Araghchi, Saudi counterpart discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran discussed the latest developments in the region in a phone call on Monday.

Saudi Arabia requests joint naval drill with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has requested Iran to conduct joint naval exercises in the Red Sea.

Iran FM Araghchi goes to Qatar after Saudi visit

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister has gone to Qatar after visiting the capital of Saudi Arabia and meeting with high-ranking Saudi officials.

In meeting with Saudi FM:

Pezeshkian stresses need for integration among Muslim states

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed the need for more integration with Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia to reach peace and tranquility in the region.

Iranian president pens letter to Saudi king

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – In a message to the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for developing the bilateral relations between Tehran and Riyadh.

Saudi envoy:

2 Iranian Hajj pilgrims to be released from Saudi Arabia soon

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Tehran said that two Iranian Hajj pilgrims will soon return to Iran.

Iran, S Arabia stress coop. will ensure regional stability

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan stressed on Tuesday that the bilateral cooperation between the two nations will guarantee regional security and stability.

Iran reacts to Iranian media team deportation by Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – IRIB chief Peyman Jebeli reacted to the deportation of the Iranian media team by Saudi Arabia.

Iran interim president:

Cordial relationship between Iran, S Arabia to continue

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The acting Iranian president Mohammad Mokhber thanked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia for the message of condolence over martyrdom of president Ebrahim Raeisi, stressing to continue cordial Tehran-Riyadh ties.

Cultural interaction good chance to boost ties: Saudi envoy

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud Al-Enezi says cultural interaction is one of the best opportunities to improve bilateral relations between Riyadh and Tehran.

Iran says economic talks with Saudi Arabia constructive

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi says that he has held favorable talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart during his visit to the Arab country.

1st batch of Umrah pilgrims leaves Iran for Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – The first groups of Umrah pilgrims left Iran for Saudi Arabia after 9 years on Monday morning.

Iran envoy, Saudi minister discuss ties

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador Alireza Enayati held a meeting with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh.

Saudi envoy conveys Saudi king's message to president Raeisi

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – In a meeting with Iranian top diplomat, Saudi ambassador conveyed the Saudi king's message to President Ebrahim Raeisi on Thursday.

Iranian, Saudi officials stress expanding relations

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi and Saudi Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi in a meeting stressed the need to expand bilateral relations between Tehran and Riyadh.

Iran to start sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia on January 3

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Iran will begin to send Hajj Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the first time after nine years, months after a rapprochement deal with Riyadh.

China supports improvement of Saudi Arabia-Iran relations

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry reaffirmed his country's support for the improvement of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

CBI chief says banking talks with S. Arabia underway

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran Mohammad Reza Farzin said that talks with Saudi banking officials are underway to expand bilateral economic relations.

Iran central bank dep. governor goes to S. Arabia for talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – A senior official of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has traveled to Saudi Arabia to hold talks on the expansion of banking ties between the two countries.

Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss Gaza developments by phone

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – In a telephone conversation Sun., the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia emphasized the need for collective regional and international action to immediately stop the attacks against civilians in Gaza.

Iran envoy stresses activation of trade ties with Riyadh

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia held a meeting with Saudi Arabia's deputy foreign minister to emphasize the activation of bilateral commercial relations.

Iranian envoy holds meeting with Saudi deputy FM

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati met and held talks with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef.

New Saudi ambassador arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The new ambassador of Saudi Arabia arrived in Tehran on Tuesday simultaneously with the arrival of the new Iranian envoy in Riyadh to mark that the two Muslim neighboring countries resumed full diplomatic relations.

Iran, S. Arabian matches to be played home-and-away: AFC

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) –The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that all matches between the national teams and clubs of Iran and Saudi Arabia will take place on a home-and-away basis.

Raeisi:

Iran, Saudi Arabia influential countries of Islamic world

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Stressing the need for the strengthening of relations between Tehran and Riadh, the Iranian President dubbed the two countries as influential states in the region and the Islamic world.

Iran FM attaches great importance to ties with Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The Iranain foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with the new Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia during which he stressed strengthening of Raeisi's government's neighborliness foreign policy.