Monday, August 22, 2022

Arab Nations Mending Ties With Iran

 

CNN: Iran's Arab foes are mending ties with Tehran amid uncertainty over nuclear talks 

Abu Dhabi and London (CNN)A lot has happened since Gulf Arab states downgraded ties with Iran in January 2016 when an angry mob stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set fire to it following the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. 

Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers came into effect that month, but the Trump administration withdrew from it just two years later, leading to a wave of tit-for-tat attacks that affected oil and shipping in the Persian Gulf.  

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Update #1: After Kuwait, UAE to send ambassador to Iran (Anadolu Agency) 

Update #2: United Arab Emirates reinstates ambassador to Iran after six-year absence (The Guardian/AFP)  

WNU Editor: The big prize will be the rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran .... Iran-Saudi talks moving forward: Foreign Ministry (Tehran Times).

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