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From Reuters: DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s defence minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: take President Donald Trump’s offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously because it presents a way to avoid the risk of war with Israel.
Alarmed at the prospect of further instability in the region, Saudi Arabia’s 89-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz dispatched his son, Prince Khalid bin Salman, with the warning destined for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two Gulf sources close to government circles and two Iranian officials.
Present at the closed-door meeting in Tehran, which took place on April 17 in the presidential compound, were Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, armed forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the sources said.
Prince Khalid, who served as Saudi ambassador to Washington during Trump’s first term, warned Iranian officials that Trump isn’t a fan of long, drawn-out negotiations, according to four sources.
Prince Khalid’s secret message from King Salman hasn’t been shared previously, Reuters reports.
Just over a week ago, Trump announced that direct talks are happening with Tehran with a goal of stopping Iran from building nuclear weapons. He is offering relief from sanctions as a negotiating term.
Trump made the announcement in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had traveled to Washington hoping to get support for attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
READ MORE at Reuters.
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