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Iranian and Saudi officials exchange accusations at Beijing Xiangshan Forum

Sep 16, 2026 08:53 AM CT Beijing, China diplomacy, regional-tensions, iran-saudi, beijing, xiangshan-forum

Summary

Senior Iranian and Saudi defense officials engaged in a public dispute during a plenary session at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing. The exchange highlighted ongoing regional tensions and the diplomatic friction between the two states regarding the broader Middle East conflict, despite their recent normalization efforts.

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A plenary session at a Beijing security conference turned into a heated exchange on Wednesday, when a senior Iranian defence official and a Saudi think tank chief traded accusations over the conflict in the Middle East. In the city where just a few years ago Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a peace d...

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Senior defense official traded accusations with Saudi counterpart regarding the Middle East conflict.

Iran NEUTRAL

Senior defense official traded accusations with Saudi counterpart regarding the Middle East conflict.

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