Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in an interview with Al Jazeera said Tehran is open to the idea of starting a dialogue with Saudi Arabia, adding that an Iranian-Saudi dialogue could solve many of the region's security and political problems.
Eurasia Diary reports citing to Mehr News that Ali Larijani made the comments in an interview with Al Jazeera that aired on Tuesday, days after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) told CBS he would prefer a peaceful resolution with Iran in settling regional security disputes, as opposed to military conflict.
"Iran is open to starting a dialogue with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region," Larijani said in Tehran.
"An Iranian-Saudi dialogue could solve many of the region's security and political problems."
Larijani also said that Saudi Arabia does not need to rely or depend on its main ally, the United States.
"Riyadh can submit its proposals to be discussed at the Iranian-Saudi dialogue table without pre-conditions from our side," Larijani said.
"We also welcome what has been quoted that Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants dialogue, as perhaps it is good to know Saudi Arabia is thinking of the region's interests first," he added, referring to the crown prince's comments made in the interview with the CBS 60 Minutes program that aired on Sunday.