Saudi Arabia renews calls for Iran to engage in talks, avoid escalation

Abu Dhabi: Saudi Arabia renewed its call for Iran to engage in ongoing negotiations in Vienna, avoid escalation and not expose the region to more tension.

This came following a virtual Cabinet meeting, chaired by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday.

The cabinet also urged the international community to reach an agreement with stronger and longer determinants that are implemented through monitoring and control measures to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining nuclear weapons and developing the necessary capabilities.

The Cabinet reiterated its condemnation of the attempts of the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Kingdom, in a systematic and deliberate manner, using booby trapped drones and ballistic missiles, which the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces were able to intercept and destroy.