Iran Open to Reviving Riyadh Embassy as Diplomats Arrive in Saudi Arabia for First Time Since 2016

Iran and the Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations in 2016, after the Saudi Embassy in Tehran was attacked by a mob of protesters following Riyadh’s execution of a senior Shiite cleric. The wars in Syria and Yemen, combined with Saudi Arabia’s support for the GOP’s hard line against Iran, served to further weaken ties.