Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani will visit the United Arab Emirates on March 16, Nour News, which is affiliated with the Iranian top security body, reported on March 15. His visit to Abu Dhabi comes at a time of growing rapprochement between Iran and Gulf countries. Last week, Shamkhani took part in talks brokered by China that resulted in Saudi Arabia and Iran resuming diplomatic ties after they were suspended in 2016. The United Arab Emirates sent an ambassador back to Iran in September, more than six years after the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with the Islamic republic. To read the full story by Reuters, click here.
Iran's Top Security Official Shamkhani To Visit The U.A.E. On March 16
The visit to Abu Dhabi by Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani (right) comes on the heels of a March 10 meeting in Beijing with Saudi Arabia's state minister, Musaad bin Muhammad al-Aiban (left).