FM: Iran reestablishing ties with Bahrain and Egypt

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the process of reestablishing relations with Bahrain and Egypt has begun.

Araghchi said on Monday that several requests have been made to establish relations with Manama since Tehran and Riyadh normalized their relations back in 2023.

The top diplomat said efforts are underway to re-establish ties with the Persian Gulf Arab nation, expressing hope that those efforts will soon bear fruit.

Regarding Tehran-Cairo relations, the Iranian foreign minister noted that ties between Iran and Egypt have expanded significantly.

He mentioned that the presidents and foreign ministers of both countries have met several times and maintain regular telephone conversations.

Bahrain followed Saudi Arabia’s suit and severed diplomatic relations with Iran on January 4, 2016, after Iranian protesters, enraged by the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr by the Saudi government, stormed its diplomatic mission in Iran.

Tehran and Riyadh reached an agreement in the Chinese capital city of Beijing in March 2023 to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions.