The Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad-Hossein Bagheri received his Saudi counterpart Lieutenant General Fayyad bin Hamed al-Ruwaili in Tehran minutes ago.

Iran Press/Iran News: Expansion of defense diplomacy and relevant cooperation is to be the pivots of the talks in the meeting. 

The Saudi Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces arrived in Tehran on Sunday at noon, leading a military top delegation. 

The Saudi military visit to Tehran is his first visit after the restoration of Iran-Saudi Arabia ties, which suggests the decision of the two sides to expand defense cooperation.

In March 2023, Iranian and Saudi Arabian officials met in Beijing to agree on restoring diplomatic relations after nearly seven years of having no relations with each other. 

The agreement, facilitated by China, is considered one of the significant geopolitical events of 2023, marking a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries.
 
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