Iran-Saudi relations
Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region
Middle East
November 29, 2017
Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia presents Iran as an enemy because it wants to cover…
Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran’s ‘might’
Middle East
November 9, 2017
Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran’s ‘might’
President Hassan Rouhani warned Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it will achieve nothing by threatening the might of Iran, as…
Saudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry
Middle East
September 15, 2016
Saudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry
A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh's management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what…
Iran suggests Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage
Middle East
September 5, 2016
Iran suggests Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the haj after a…
To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement
Middle East
September 4, 2016
To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement
A decision by a Kurdish opposition group to take up arms against Iranian authorities has senior officials in Tehran worrying…
Iran says its pilgrims will not attend hajj in Saudi
Middle East
May 30, 2016
Iran says its pilgrims will not attend hajj in Saudi
Iran said on Sunday its pilgrims would not attend the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage, blaming regional rival Saudi Arabia for…
Haj row escalates as Iran and Saudi Arabia miss new deal
Middle East
May 29, 2016
Haj row escalates as Iran and Saudi Arabia miss new deal
An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim haj pilgrimage this…
Iran-Saudi row threatens any OPEC deal, puts role in question
Business
May 25, 2016
Iran-Saudi row threatens any OPEC deal, puts role in question
OPEC's thorniest dilemma of the past year - at least from a purely oil standpoint - is about to disappear.Less…
Oil freeze deal faces trouble as Saudi-Iran tensions spike
Business
April 17, 2016
Oil freeze deal faces trouble as Saudi-Iran tensions spike
A spike in tensions between arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran appeared on Sunday to ruin prospects of the first binding…
Saudi paper alleges that Egypt suspects Iranian funding for Sinai weapons smuggling
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Saudi paper alleges that Egypt suspects Iranian funding for Sinai weapons smuggling
The London-based newspaper Asharq al-Awsat quoted an Egyptian security source on Monday as saying that Iran is possibly funding the…