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Iran says cooperation with Riyadh can help restoring regional peace

There is evidence of warming relations between the two rival countries in the Middle East.
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Iran and Saudi Arabia could be on the road to restoring relations six years after they broke ties in 2016 [Getty]

said on Monday that talks with wereÌýa separate matter from talks to revive Tehran's 2015 , adding that cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh could help restoration of calm and security in the Middle East.

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Iran and Saudi Arabia, the leading ShiaÌýand Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, severed ties in 2016, with both parties backing allies fighting proxy wars across the region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere.

The fifth round of talks between the regional rivals aimed at restoring relations between the regional rivals were held in April.

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