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UAE reappoints ambassador to Iran, 6 years after downgrading ties
The United Arab Emirates announces the reappointment of its ambassador to Iran six years after downgrading diplomatic ties.
A statement from the UAE’s foreign ministry says Ambassador Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi will take up his post “in the coming days to contribute to further advancing bilateral relations in cooperation with officials in the Islamic Republic of Iran to achieve the common interests of the two countries and the wider region.”