Iran, Saudi Arabia and Emir Sabah’s mediationnote

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad paid a two-day visit to Tehran earlier this week during which he held a tripartite meeting with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Hasan Rouhani. The following 441-word report sheds light on this meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns Emir Sabah’s mediation to mend fences between Iran and Saudi Arabia. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/23 – June 6, 2014)]