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Saudi and Iranian FMs Discuss De-escalation in Direct Call

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Saudi and Iranian FMs Discuss De-escalation in Direct Call

🤝 RIYADH — Iran threatened Aramco hours ago. Now the FMs are talking de-escalation. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Araghchi warned Saudi FM of retaliation against energy sites hours ago — now the same pair discusses tension reduction. That shift in hours suggests Riyadh pushed back hard, leveraging the MBS-Trump call. For the Houthis now re-engaged against Saudi targets, an FM channel doesn't stop proxy operations. The question: whether Riyadh extracts a Houthi leash as the price of this dialogue.

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