TEHRAN -- Iran has no pre- conditions in its talks with Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Minis- try spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, calling on Ri- yadh to adopt a “constructive approach” to improve ties. “Iran will respond proportion- ately to any constructive action by Saudi Arabia,” Kanaani told a televised news conference.

Riyadh severed ties with Teh-

ran in 2016 after angry protests were held outside its diplomat- ic missions in reaction to the kingdom’s execution of senior Saudi cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

Last month, Tehran said a delayed sixth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Baghdad would take place when the conditions are right in Iraq.

In May, Saudi Arabia’s for- eign minister said there had been some progress in the Iraq- mediated talks with Iran but

 “not enough”.