Iran FM visits Saudi Arabia as kingdom makes push for regional diplomacy

On his way back from the BRICS summit in Brazil, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stopped in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. The meetings follow high-level Saudi visits to both the United States and Russia aimed at powering diplomatic engagement on the Iranian nuclear file and the Gaza war.  

What happened: Araghchi stopped in Mecca on Tuesday on his way back to Iran from the 17th BRICS summit in Rio…