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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Iran welcomes restoring of Qatari relations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran welcomes the recent Qatari decision to restore diplomatic relations with Iran.
According to a report by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says Tehran “welcome[s] this measure by the Qatari government.”
Qatar had pulled its ambassador in early 2016 after Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric sparked attacks on two Saudi diplomatic posts in Iran. The decision to return the ambassador, announced early today, comes amid a diplomatic dispute between Qatar and other Arab nations.
— with AP
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