The general chief of staff of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, will visit Tehran on Sunday to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discuss defense ties, state media reported the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff as saying.
Iran’s state media said al-Ruwaili will head a high-level Saudi military delegation in Tehran, meet Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and discuss bilateral and defense ties.
Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed relations in March 2023 under a China-brokered deal following a seven-year rupture.
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