Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi came to the Palestinian capital for the summit to be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the leaders of the Arab and Muslim countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS). This was reported by Times of Israel.
It is stated that this is Raisi’s first visit to Saudi Arabia since the two countries agreed to restore relations in March.
In footage shown by Al-Ekhbariya TV, the Iranian president is seen greeting Saudi officials at the airport after getting off the plane, wearing a traditional Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.
17 June, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia reached to Iran for the first time since the re-establishment of relations between the two countries in March 2023.
Kamran Gasanov, formerly an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council statedIt seems that regional actors, who turned to neutrality in the face of Iran’s harsh rhetoric regarding the events in the Middle East, were forced to take a more radical position against Israel.
Reuters reportedHe said Iranian officials have made harsh statements against Israel, but they do not plan to engage in an open conflict. It was noted that Tehran allowed the Lebanese group Hezbollah to carry out cross-border attacks on Israel and attack small American targets.
Previously, after seven years of severance of relations, Iran opened Embassy in Saudi Arabia.