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Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region

Their first high-level public meeting in years was held in China, which brokered an agreement last month

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Years of proxy fighting, missile strikes and mudslinging could be winding down with Thursday's first face-to-face meeting of Saudi Arabia's and Iran's top diplomats in more than seven years.

Saudi Arabia's state-run al-Ekhbariya news channel showed Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, shaking hands, sharing smiles and sitting side by side. Iran's semiofficial news agency reported the two ministers met to discuss the

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