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.
