Iran rushes regional thaw in UAE as it hopes for sanctions relief


Source: al-monitor.com al-monitor.com

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June 22, 2023 TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian sat down with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on Thursday, as part of growing efforts that have seen Tehran mending strained ties with regional Arab rivals. The government-run IRNA news agency said Amir-Abdollahian had conveyed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's formal invitation to his Emirati counterpart to visit Tehran. Iran and the United Arab Emirates relaunched diplomatic ties last August following a six-year hiatus. In 2016, Abu Dhabi followed the suit of its ally, Saudi Arabia, which shut down its Iran missions after they were stormed by Iranian hard-liners enraged...