Iran ready to talk to Gulf countries amid tension with US

Iran is ready to engage in a dialogue with the Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to address the issue of escalating tensions with the United States in the Arabian Gulf, authorities said yesterday.  

Iran's deputy foreign minister  Abbas Araqchi made the remarks during his visit to Qatar where he met foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in



Doha.

Qatar's foreign ministry, in a statement, said both sides expressed their concern about escalations and problems in the region.

Tensions have risen between Iran, on one side, along with the US and its Gulf allies, on the other. 

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton arrived in the UAE yesterday before talks scheduled for today.