John Kerry urges Saudis and Iran to stay calm

Secretary of State in telephone diplomacy blitz as standoff continues

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US Secretary of State John Kerry has made a series of calls to leaders in Iran and Saudi Arabia to try to resolve their diplomatic tensions.

The state department said that, since Sunday, Kerry had spoken at least twice to Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif, as well as Saudi foreign minister Adel Al-Jubeir, and Saudi deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the BBC reports.

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