The Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia has been reopened at a ceremony attended by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriate Affairs Alireza Bigdeli. The previous day, on June 5, the Iranian foreign ministry had announced that the Riyadh embassy, consulate-general in Jeddah and the Iranian mission to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) would be officially reopened on June 6 and 7.

Joined by Ali Al-Youssef, the director of Consular Affairs at the Saudi foreign ministry, Bigdeli hailed the occasion as “an important day” in the relations between the Islamic Republic and the Kingdom. He further added that “the cooperation between the two countries is entering a new era.” Meanwhile, Amwaj.media has learned, Saudi officials have begun operations in Tehran—but not from the Kingdom’s...