Biden's envoy to Iran, Robert Mali
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met today (Wednesday) with Saudi Foreign Minister and Prince Faisal al-Saud in the capital, Riyadh, to discuss nuclear talks between the powers and Iran.
President Biden.
Will the US return to nuclear talks? // Archive photo: Reuters,
According to a report by the state news agency SPA, the two also discussed joint actions to "stop Iranian support for militias" in the region.
Earlier, the US envoy's special envoy visited Doha, where he met with Qatari foreign minister Muhammad a-Thani as part of a round of talks he held with senior representatives of the Gulf states.
Nuclear talks in Vienna.
Failed in six rounds // Photo: AFP,
On Monday, Mali visited Abu Dhabi where he held talks with Sheikh Tahanun bin Ziad, the UAE's national security adviser, and with Anwar Gergesh.
Meetings that Biden's adviser described as "good" while adding that they also talked about the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions and unspecified "security challenges".
Although the White House stresses that "all options are still on the table," the US administration is working behind the scenes and openly exerting pressure to bring Iran back to the negotiating table.
Talks ahead of a new deal were halted in June after six unsuccessful rounds.
Tehran insists on the removal of all sanctions before returning to talks with the West.
