{"id":5880,"date":"2024-11-10T20:03:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/leading-iranian-saudi-generals-hold-talks-in-tehran\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T20:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:33:58","slug":"leading-iranian-saudi-generals-hold-talks-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/leading-iranian-saudi-generals-hold-talks-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Iranian, Saudi generals hold talks in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tehrantimes.com\/d\/t\/2024\/11\/10\/4\/5243605.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p class=\"summary\">TEHRAN \u2013 In a major advancement for bilateral relations, senior military leaders from Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Tehran to discuss opportunities for strengthened collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Leading a distinguished military delegation, Lieutenant General Fayyadh bin Hamed al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces, arrived in Iran on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">During the discussions with Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, the two generals addressed a variety of topics focused on expanding defense diplomacy and fostering stronger ties between the two countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Major General Bagheri extended an invitation to Saudi Arabia for participation in a naval exercise, stating, &#8220;We welcome the participation of the Saudi Arabian Navy in next year\u2019s Iranian naval exercise, whether by sending naval units or joining as observers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">General Fayyadh bin Hamed al-Ruwaili responded, &#8220;The Beijing agreement offers a strong basis for strengthening bilateral cooperation, and we see it as a strategic opportunity for both nations.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">This meeting comes in the wake of the landmark agreement reached in March 2023, when Iran and Saudi Arabia, under a Chinese-brokered initiative, decided to restore diplomatic ties. A key element of this agreement includes the implementation of a security cooperation pact, signaling a new era of collaboration between the two influential nations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In a previous discussion last year, Bagheri spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia\u2019s Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman al-Saud, to examine regional dynamics and strengthen defense collaboration between the two nations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The Iranian Major General and the Saudi Arabian DM engaged in discussions on crucial issues facing the Muslim world, emphasizing the importance of unity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">They extended invitations to each other to visit their respective countries, reflecting a commitment to fostering closer relations.<br \/> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/news\/506117\/Leading-Iranian-Saudi-generals-hold-talks-in-Tehran\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN \u2013 In a major advancement for bilateral relations, senior military leaders from Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Tehran to discuss opportunities for strengthened collaboration. Leading a distinguished military delegation, Lieutenant General Fayyadh bin Hamed al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces, arrived in Iran on Sunday.\u00a0 During the discussions &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10,1762,13,144],"class_list":["post-5880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-iran","tag-major-general-mohammad-bagheri","tag-politics","tag-saudi-arabia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}