Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced his country’s readiness to “hold a new round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran”, calling for “a return to normal relations and the reopening of their embassies, a move that comes after several rounds of talks.” It was sponsored by the Iraqi government and both sides assured that they were interested in overcoming differences and reconciling relations in a way that served the two countries and stability in the region.

Ibrahim Hamdi Sher, a researcher on Iranian affairs, told Sputnik that “according to the information, in fact, this issue was agreed upon earlier, but this time it arose by chance.” He pointed out that “the results of this dialogue can have both positive and negative consequences in the internal arena of Iraq for a number of reasons.”

In this context, he believed: “Now there must be goodwill steps on the part of Saudi Arabia, and if this dialogue does not succeed, as some expect, things will not return to the starting point, because the logic in the world of politics says that this is returning to the point. in which he stopped, so as not to return. “In the epicenter, we could see some alienation and some minor crises, but there is no going back.”