Iraq’s al-Sadr urges Tehran, Riyadh to engage in talks
Iraqi opposition leader and Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Monday urged
"We have been pleased with recent positive developments in Saudi-Iraq relations,” al-Sadr declared in a statement released by his office on Monday.
“We hope this is the beginning of a de-escalation of sectarian tensions in the Arab and Muslim region," he added.
“But some countries of the region, where the media has served to aggravate tensions, oppose this budding rapprochement,” al-Sadr said.
He added: “The only victims of these [sectarian] tensions are the people of
Referring to the
The firebrand Shia cleric went on to urge
He further called on
Tension has mounted between the
The six-year conflict in
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