According to MEE, the Islamic Republic was pushed into the deal by China, which allegedly expressed dissatisfaction with Tehran’s foreign policy and said that it would not be able to support it if the situation did not change. At the same time, negotiations from the Iranian side were supervised by the office of the Supreme Leader of the Ayatollah Ali Khameneinot the President of the country Ebrahima Raisi. According to the publication, Raisi, having visited China, only conveyed the message of the head of state about his readiness for dialogue with Riyadh.
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