Published: Apr 05, 2023, 21:05 IST | Updated: Apr 05, 2023, 21:05 IST
The Foreign Ministers of Iran & Saudi met in Beijing, paving the way for normalised ties under a surprise china-brokered deal. last month, Tehran & Riyadh agreed to re-establish relations after years of hostility. The absence of ties between the two nations threatened stability & security in the region & helped fuel conflicts in West Asia, from Yemen to Syria. Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016. Back then, its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.