Iran has appointed an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates for the first time since 2016 especially in the backdrop of improving relations between the Gulf States and Tehran.
The move comes after the UAE in August moved to upgrade ties and said it was returning its ambassador to Tehran.
UAE downgraded its diplomatic ties with Iran after Saudi Arabia cut its ties with Tehran in 2016 when Iranian protestors stormed Saudi Embassy following the execution of the opposition Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in the kingdom.
According to Iranian media outlets, Tehran has appointed Reda Amiri as its ambassador to Abu Dhabi. Amiri is the former director general for Iranian nationals affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Iran will soon dispatch its new ambassador to Abu Dhabi, after the ambassador’s position has been vacant for seven years.
The last Iranian ambassador to the U.A.E. was Mohammad Reda Fayyad, who returned to his country in 2016. The work of the Iranian embassy in Abu Dhabi continued at the level of charge d’affaires only.
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— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2023
