Los Angeles Times Article Rating

Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to joint action plan in sign of growing rapprochement

Apr 06, 2023 View Original Article
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    8% Center

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    8% Center

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Iran and Saudia Arabia have agreed to jointly pursue economic stability, the Iranian foreign minister said Thursday, as well as reopen missions in their respective countries as they moved toward reconciliation after seven years of tension.
49% : The official Iranian news agency, IRNA, said that as part of Thursday's agreement, a Saudi representative office would open in Mashhad in Iran and an Iranian one in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
41% : It was the first formal meeting of senior diplomats from the two nations since 2016, when the kingdom broke ties with Iran after protesters invaded Saudi diplomatic posts there.

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