Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is reportedly mediating talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran to patch up their strained relations, Gulf News reports.
Zardani's shuttle diplomacy, according to 'well informed diplomatic sources,' are focused on improving bilateral relations and strengthening cooperation in various fields.
One of Zardani's major goals is reportedly normalizing Saudi-Iranian relations to the level that existed before the Kingdom's sending of troops to Bahrain, according to a report carried by Saudi online newspaper Elaph.
During his Iran-visit, Zardari held extensive talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Ahmadinejad, and other high ranking officials.
According to Elaph, Interior Minister Rahman Malek accompanied Zardari during the visit to Iran.
"One of the major goals of Zardari's visit to the Kingdom is to brief King Abdullah on the outcome of his visit to Iran and the Pakistani efforts to improve the strained relations between Riyadh and Tehran," the newspaper said.
It also pointed out that Rahman Malek is acting as the special envoy of Zardari in this respect. Malek recently visited Saudi Arabia immediately after his visit to Tehran. Zardani is expected to follow Malek to Jeddah.
Dr Guido Steinberg, a German strategic expert, warned Tuesday that the Iranian nuclear program is targeting not Israel, but the Arab world in general and Saudi Arabia in particular.
Guido, who is an Islamic studies scholar and a researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin, also said that Iran would announce its capability to enrich uranium for making nuclear bombs in 2012.
"Iran would strive to misuse its nuclear capability for its blackmailing tactics and imposing its dictates in the region. The main target of its nuclear program is Saudi Arabia and not Israel," he said.
Guido's comments come in the wake of the strained relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the latter's Gulf allies.