TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Wednesday dismissed as unfounded a report claiming that Tehran had requested Tunis to mediate in the tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
"Iran has made no requests to Tunisia for mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia and this report is rejected,” Qasemi said. The daily Al Jarida had claimed earlier that an Iranian official had been sent to Tunisia to request the country mediate between Tehran and Riyadh.