Iran names envoy to UAE after nearly eight-year absence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The move comes after Iran welcomed an Emirati ambassador last September ending a six-year absence.
52% : Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani (L) holds talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during a visit to Abu Dhabi last monthIran has named an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates nearly eight years after his predecessor left, as a thaw in relations with the Gulf Arab states picks up pace.
51% : "After some eight years, the foreign ministry has named Reza Ameri as the Islamic Republic of Iran's new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates," Iran's official IRNA news agency reported late Tuesday.
49% : After several of its Gulf allies led the way, Riyadh restored diplomatic relations with Tehran last month in a fence-mending deal brokered by Beijing.
47% : Iran and the United Arab Emirates have long had close economic ties which continued even during the diplomatic chill.
43% : The UAE had cut the level of its diplomatic representation after neighbouring Saudi Arabia severed ties in 2016 following the ransacking of its diplomatic missions in Iran by protesters angered by its execution of a leading Shiite cleric.

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