Abbas Arakhchi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced on Tuesday, November 3 that Tehran's talks with Saudi Arabia were continuing by publishing a statement in Arabic on X and republishing an interview with Al Jazeera. In this message, Argachi wrote: "In my conversation with Al Jazeera, I emphasized that we have no enmity with the countries of the [Persian Gulf] Cooperation Council and we respect the positive role of Qatar and Oman and continue to talk with Saudi Arabia." Our goal is to achieve new regional security arrangements that will be implemented by the countries of the region themselves and away from any foreign military presence. These statements are made at a time when the armed forces of the Islamic Republic shoot at oil tankers passing through the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz almost every day, they support the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and during the war with the United States and Israel, the member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council have repeatedly been the targets of UAV and missile attacks.

Abbas Arakhchi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced on Tuesday, November 3 that Tehran's talks with Saudi Arabia were continuing by publishing a statement in Arabic on X and republishing an interview with Al Jazeera. In this message, Argachi wrote: "In my conversation with Al Jazeera, I emphasized that we have no enmity with the countries of the [Persian Gulf] Cooperation Council and we respect the positive role of Qatar and Oman and continue to talk with Saudi Arabia." Our goal is to achieve new regional security arrangements that will be implemented by the countries of the region themselves and away from any foreign military presence. These statements are made at a time when the armed forces of the Islamic Republic shoot at oil tankers passing through the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz almost every day, they support the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and during the war with the United States and Israel, the member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council have repeatedly been the targets of UAV and missile attacks.