John Kerry: White House Overtures to Iran Have Not Damaged Saudi Ties

Director General of the Iranian Culture Centre in Peshawar, Ali Yousafi, said on Friday that a conspiracy was being hatched to create misconceptions and conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia to weaken these developed Islamic countries.

British military advisers are in control rooms assisting the Saudi-led coalition staging bombing raids across Yemen that have killed thousands of civilians, the Saudi foreign minister and the Ministry of Defence have confirmed. China traditionally has close relations also with Iran, which is its primary source of oil.

Saudi officials say that by taking offence at the execution of Nimr, Tehran has demonstrated its claim of dominion over all Shi’ites regardless of national borders, which Riyadh in turn calls a fundamental threat to the worldwide system.

“We want to try to see if there’s a way, moving forward, to resolve some of these problems without moving to greater conflict”. “This is a significant milestone that reflects the good faith effort by all parties to fulfil their agreed commitments”, the secretary-general said in a statement issued by his Spokesperson that highlighted Ban’s satisfaction over the lifting of sanctions on Iran.

Islamabad’s surprising move caught Pakistani and Iranian diplomats unawares.

A document from the Saudi embassy in Nairobi to the Somali embassy in the Kenyan capital showed the kingdom pledging $20 million in budget support and another $30 million for investment in Somalia, a nation trying to rebuild after two decades of war.

For his part, Jubeir was keen to remind Kerry how Saudi Arabia had worked closely with its United States partner in the past, and had tough words for the Iranian leadership Kerry is courting.

As biggest importer of Middle Eastern oil, China depends on gulf countries for its oil supplies but has long taken a back seat in the region’s diplomatic and other disputes, only recently beginning to expand its role, especially in the Syrian crisis. “In 2015, almost 700 at least were executed in Iran”, Farhang wrote in response to a January 10 op-ed penned by the country’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

The Obama administration does not want to play mediator between the Saudis and Iranians, a reluctance that has invited criticism from left and right. Riyadh responded by cutting off diplomatic ties.

There has been concern that Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran could cause a breakdown in the peace talks.

“The Middle East is a touchstone for major powers”, Li said. “Our relationship with Iran is separate from the relationship with everybody else in terms of the Syria cooperation group”.

“It’s a Saudi citizen convicted of crimes in Saudi Arabia”.