Bahrain Mirror: The Islamic Republic of Iran granted visas to a Saudi diplomatic delegation to visit Iran and expected to arrive in Tehran after the end of the Hajj (pilgrimage), said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasimi.

In a statement to the Iranian news agency IRNA, Qasimi said that the Saudi delegation would visit Tehran to inspect the Saudi diplomatic headquarters.

He added that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed that both Iranian and Saudi delegations would make mutual visits to inspect the diplomatic headquarters in Riyadh and Tehran.

The foreign ministry spokesman noted that the visas for the Saudi delegation had been issued for some time, but "for reasons related to them, this visit was not carried out and is expected to take place after the end of the Hajj."

Iran and Saudi Arabia exchange accusations of damaging regional security and supporting warring parties in Syria, Yemen and Iraq.

Riyadh severed diplomatic ties with Tehran in January over an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by angry protesters enraged at the execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr.

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