Iran calls for Saudi pull-out from Bahrain

Iran's Foreign Ministry says the Islamic Republic has called on Saudi Arabia to withdraw its forces from Bahrain to pave the way for regional cooperation, Iranian news agency Press TV reports.

Iran has called on Saudi Arabia to rectify this policy, withdraw its forces from Bahrain and prepare the ground for regional cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Thursday.

The Iranian official added that negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh could be beneficial to the region, but underlined that “the conditions should be provided” for such negotiations.