Ruwaili, visited Tehran on Sunday to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discuss defence ties, state media reported the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff as saying.

Public Relations of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces announced that the Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces, who is on a visit to Iran at the head of a high-ranking military delegation,

Saudi Arabia's top military official meets Iranian counterpart in Tehran for rare high-level talks, focusing on defence diplomacy and cooperation.

Iran’s state broadcaster, Al Alam, reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone, though details were not disclosed.

The general chief of staff of Saudi Arabia's armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, will visit Tehran on Sunday to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discuss defence ties, state media reported the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff as saying.

Chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri held talks with visiting General Chief of Staff Fayyad al-Ruwaili of the Saudi armed forces in Tehran on Sunday, for discussions on defense cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia.