{"id":1013,"date":"2017-10-11T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/russia-says-ready-to-mediate-between-iran-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T15:22:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:22:22","slug":"russia-says-ready-to-mediate-between-iran-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/russia-says-ready-to-mediate-between-iran-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia says ready to mediate between Iran, Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">Russia is ready and willing to mediate in establishing relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stated.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"69\">\n<p>\n\t&#8220;We tried several times and offered [to help Iran and Saudi Arabia sit down at the negotiating table], but we do not impose our intermediary role,&#8221; Bogdanov told reporters, RT reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cBut we have always told our partners in both Saudi Arabia and Iran that we are ready to provide both a platform for contacts and friendly services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBogdanov added that Moscow has always highlighted the need to resolve the issues between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&#8220;Many problems would have been much easier to resolve had there been mutual understanding and trust between Tehran and Riyadh,&#8221; Bogdanov said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe added that the situation in the entire region, especially regarding anti-terrorism efforts, depends on mutual understanding and cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBogdanov stressed that Russia always tells Saudi Arabia and Iran that it is ready to report something from one side to another or organize their bilateral contacts. &#8220;These proposals remain on the table both with our Saudi and Iranian partners,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelations between Iran and Saudi Arabia first soured after a deadly human crush during Hajj rituals in Mina, near Mecca, in September 2015, when hundreds of Iranian pilgrims among others lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTensions between the two countries further escalated when the kingdom executed a prominent Shia cleric in January 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRiyadh cut off ties with Tehran last January following protests in front of its diplomatic premises in the cities of Tehran and Mashhad against the execution.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi Russia is ready and willing to mediate in establishing relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stated. &#8220;We tried several times and offered [to help Iran and Saudi Arabia sit down at the negotiating table], but we do not impose our intermediary role,&#8221; 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