TEHRAN (TLTP): The leaders of Iran and Saudi Arabia spoke on the phone Wednesday to unite in support of Palestinians — their first communication since agreeing to end seven years of hostilities earlier this year.
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed the “need to end war crimes against Palestine,” according to Iran’s state news agency.
The crown prince, widely known as MBS, said his nation was “communicating with all international and regional parties to stop the ongoing escalation” started by Hamas terrorists who slaughtered more than 1,300 people in Israel Oct. 7, according to Saudi state news agency SPA.
Despite the unprecedented horror of the Hamas attack, the Saudi ruler reiterated his “kingdom’s firm position towards supporting the Palestinian cause,” SPA added.
MBS also reiterated Saudi Arabia’s rejection of targeting civilians in any way, SPA said.
The call marked the first communication between the men since March, when they agreed to restore diplomacy between Riyadh and Tehran under a deal negotiated by China.
Iran is a longtime backer of Hamas, but it has denied having a hand in the brutal coordinated attack Saturday by the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip.
Saudi Arabia and Israel were nearing the establishment of historic diplomatic ties at the time of Saturday’s attack following a years’-long diplomatic push by the US to thaw relations between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors.
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