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Pezeshkian says Iran is not at war with Saudi Arabia

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described Tehran’s relationship with Riyadh in those terms, without further details provided about the remarks.

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Adrian Cole
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is not at war with Saudi Arabia, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The source package does not provide the date, setting or fuller wording of the remarks. It also includes no response from Saudi Arabia or independent corroboration of Pezeshkian’s characterisation.

The statement comes against a backdrop of reported attacks affecting Saudi Arabia. Earlier reports cited projectile and missile or drone strikes in southern regions, including Jazan, amid renewed escalation in Yemen’s conflict.

Those incidents are separate from a reported drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline, which authorities said was launched from Iraq. The perpetrators and motive had not been established.

Pezeshkian’s remarks do not, on the information available, establish that regional tensions or hostilities have ended.

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