Saudi Crown Prince Meets Iran Intelligence Minister
Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz met with Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi on Monday at a time of strained relations between their countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Riyadh has accused Tehran of interfering in neighboring Arab states and warned that its nuclear program could pose a threat to regional security.
Tension between the countries escalated further following U.S. accusations of an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi envoy to Washington. Tehran has denied the charge.
Prince Nayef, who is also the Saudi interior minister, discussed "issues of common interest" with the Iranian official, SPA said, without disclosing details.
The Saudi intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz, took part in the meeting, the agency reported.
On December 5, the former Saudi intelligence chief, Prince Turki al-Faisal, said Saudi Arabia may consider acquiring nuclear weapons to match regional rivals Israel and Iran.
In late November, a hardline senior Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, said Saudi Arabia's ruling Al-Saud dynasty should give up power, warning that the fate of Egypt's toppled president Hosni Mubarak awaits Saudi King Abdullah.
Source: Agence France Presse
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