DUBAI (Reuters) - The general chief of staff of Saudi Arabia's armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, will visit Tehran on Sunday to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discuss defence ties, state media reported the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff as saying.

Iran’s state broadcaster, Al Alam, reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone, though details were not disclosed.

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Sunday he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country's nuclear program. The visit comes amid wider tensions gripping the Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war and uncertainty over how U.