King Saud first extended an oral invitation via the Iranian Ambassador to Egypt during their meeting in Jeddah on 24 April 1956. 32 On 25 October he followed this up with a formal written invitation. During the six-day visit, which began on 12, Saeed M. Badeeb, Saudi-Iranian Relations 1932-1982, 1993 p. 54; Saudi-Iran Rivalry April 9, 2018, [6]
