Iran: Zarif, Kerry and crisis with Saudi Arabianote

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif received a telephone call yesterday (4/1/16) from US Secretary of State John Kerry during which they discussed the situation in the Al-Qatif governorate in Saudi Arabia following the execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Al-Nimr. The following 486-word report sheds light on the telephone conversation and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly (Issue No 23/02 – Jan. 8, 2016)]