Riyadh, May 11 -- Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call on Monday from Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran.

During the telephonic conversation, Abdullah and Araghchi discussed the latest developments related to mediation efforts and the ongoing diplomatic talks between Iran and the US, and exchanged views on these matters.

The call comes amid a churn in West Asia where Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the US continues to have "unreasonable demands", adding that Iran's response to the US proposal, which Tehran sent to Pakistan on Sunday, "was not excessive."

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