The US president later shifted to a softer tone on Iran, saying Tehran is seeking a diplomatic resolution with Washington, which has sought the dismantlement of its nuclear programme. “And we start a process. But it would be a nice thing to have a deal with Iran. And we could have done it before the war, but that didn’t work out. And something will happen there, I think.” Saudi Arabia’s official news agency, SPA, had reported that MBS had received a handwritten letter addressed to him from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian before his trip to Washington.
No details were available about its content. On Tuesday, Prince Mohammed said Saudi Arabia would back a US-Iran deal. “We will do our best to help to reach a deal between the United States of America and Iran,” he told reporters. “And we believe it’s good for Iran’s future to have a good deal that would satisfy the region and the world and the United States of America.”
