Iran seeks Saudi help to ease tensions with U.S.

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Iran seeks Saudi help to ease tensions with U.S.

By Andrew Hammond 19 minutes ago

RIYADH (Reuters) - Iran asked Saudi Arabia to help ease tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States as Washington held out the possibility of "engagement" with Tehran if it changed tack in Iraq.

A letter was delivered by Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator to the Saudi King from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a Saudi official said on Monday. The official said Iran wanted Saudi leaders to relay a goodwill message to Washington.

Iran would like key regional U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to "help bring opinions together" between Iran and the United States, the official said, but gave no more details.

The letter, which comes at a time of rising tension over Iran's role in Iraq and Tehran's nuclear program, came hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks expected to focus on Iraq and efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

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2. I wonder why this was posted in GD Politics instead of LBN?

Oh well, I recommended it anyway.:kick: