Air travel resumed between Iran and Saudi Arabia for 9 years. Flights are operated along the route of deposits of dammas.
According to Iranian news agency, ISNA, a passenger plane that flew out of the city of Mashhead landed at King Fahda International Airport, located in the city of Demm.
, within the framework of the agreement, flights between Demmam and Mashhead will be executed twice a week.
The crisis in Iranian-Saudi relations erupted on January 2, 2016, when 47 people were executed in Saudi Arabia on charges of terrorism, including the famous Shiite religious figure Al-Nimer.
In response, the demonstrators in Iran set fire to the embassy of Saudi Arabia and the buildings of the Saudi consulate in Mesheda.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries, which were already tense due to the crisis in Yemen, which began in March 2015, were completely interrupted on January 3.
On March 10, 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations and open embassies on a mutual basis. The agreement was reached on the initiative of China and Iraq.