TEHRAN — Kuwait has sent its first
ambassador to
Tehran since a downgrading of relations in 2016, Iran has
announced.
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Kuwait recalled its ambassador and the UAE
downgraded relations with Iran after Saudi Arabia that year cut ties with its
regional rival, with Bahrain following suit.
That came after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi
diplomatic missions in Iran following Riyadh’s execution of Shiite Muslim
cleric Nimr Al-Nimr.
Badr Abdullah Al-Munikh, Kuwait’s new ambassador,
has presented his letter of credence to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein
Amir-Abdollahian, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday night.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have had no diplomatic
relations for six years, but have held talks, hosted by Iraq, since April last
year in a bid to mend ties.
The UAE said in July it was “considering” appointing
an ambassador to Tehran, which Iran said it expected “soon”.
About one-third of
Kuwait’s local population belongs
to the Shiite branch of Islam, as do most Iranians.
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