Kuwait Appoints First Ambassador to Iran in 6 Years - The Media Line

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Kuwait has appointed an ambassador to Iran for the first time in more than six years.
60% : The United Arab Emirates is likewise working to return its ambassador to Iran as it seeks to rebuild ties after years of mutual hostility, a senior Emirati official said last month.
58% : Iran already has an ambassador in Kuwait, Mohammad Irani.
53% : Ambassador Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh presented his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Saturday, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on its website.
52% : Saudi Arabia launched direct talks with Iran last year.
49% : Kuwait's move comes amid efforts by the Sunni dynasty in Riyadh to improve its relations with the Shi'ite ayatollahs' regime in Tehran.
14% : Kuwait recalled its top envoy, Ambassador Majdi adh-Dhafiri, and broke ties with Iran in January 2016 over attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran, following similar moves by Saudi allies Sudan and Bahrain, and the downgrading of ties with Tehran by the United Arab Emirates.

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