PNN – The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar claimed that Donald Trump has made Mohammed bin Salman responsible for mediating between Iran and the United States in negotiations to reach an agreement between the two sides.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the Lebanese newspaper “Al-Akhbar” quoted Western sources as saying that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received authorization from US President Donald Trump to lead talks to mediate between Iran and the United States in order to reach an agreement between the two sides and reach a solution to the points of disagreement in bilateral negotiations.
The sources said that bin Salman told the US president that such an agreement was necessary to ensure stability in the entire Middle East. Bin Salman also expressed concern that the cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might derail the effort and escalate tensions with Iran.
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According to the report, the Saudi side contacted the Iranians after bin Salman’s visit to the White House and agreed with them to hold an urgent high-level meeting in Paris within the next 24 hours between Saudi and Iranian officials.
These sources said that during his last meeting with Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in Riyadh, bin Salman had asked Tehran’s position on the Saudi initiative towards the Americans regarding an agreement with Iran, and Larijani had given him a positive answer. According to these sources, Larijani also emphasized that Tehran has no intention of making concessions to the other side, especially after the Israeli-American war against it last June.
According to the report, the Saudi side also spoke with the Americans about the importance of reaching an understanding with Iran and stressed that this agreement would also help reconciliation with Yemen. However, these negotiations have been objected to by the pro-Zionist American team.
These sources said that this is the first time that Saudi Arabia has expressed its concern to the Americans about the Zionist regime’s possible adventurism to destroy opportunities for peace in the region, and emphasized that stability in the Middle East cannot be strengthened without an understanding with Iran.