UPDATE 1-Iran foreign minister hails "new chapter" in Saudi ties-IRNA
Iran and Saudi Arabia held their first foreign minister-level meeting since the 2013 election of President Hassan Rouhani, official Iranian media reported, signalling a possible thaw in chilly ties between the rival Gulf powers. Shi'ite Muslim Iran and the conservative Sunni kingdom have been engaged in a bitter contest for influence in the region, evident in political and military struggles in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain and Yemen. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested after his meeting in New York with his Saudi counterpart, ...
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