Fahd signals a new Saudi opening toward Iran after the ceasefire

The first Geneva round ended after talks beginning in August. Iran and Iraq still needed agreement on withdrawal and other terms to turn the ceasefire into lasting peace.

Britain and Iran agreed in New York to restore full diplomatic representation. The agreement opened a post-ceasefire path toward reopening embassies.

Iran’s Ali Akbar Velayati and Iraq’s Tariq Aziz met with Pérez de Cuéllar at the UN. The meeting continued efforts to settle the war’s unresolved political terms.

Khomeini issued policies for postwar reconstruction, including support for veterans and bereaved families, productive investment and less dependence on oil. The message connected recovery with defense...

At the General Assembly, Velayati proposed an international day against chemical warfare and urged preventive measures and punishment, carrying Iran’s accountability demands beyond the ceasefire.

Iraq proposed exchanging prisoners, describing its offer as a goodwill gesture. For Iran, prisoner returns remained linked to the broader dispute over withdrawal and peace implementation.

Iraq announced the release of 25 Iranian prisoners on a Red Cross aircraft. The return came while broader peace negotiations and prisoner arrangements remained unresolved.

Pérez de Cuéllar opened the third peace round in Geneva, prioritizing troop withdrawals and prisoners. Iran’s occupied territory and captive soldiers remained central to the agenda.

MEES reported a barter arrangement linking Iranian oil with Yugoslav trade, valued at at least $400 million annually.

Iranian and Iraqi legal experts negotiated in Geneva. Velayati maintained that Iraqi troops should leave Iranian territory before the wider return of war prisoners.