Iran's deputy foreign minister pledges 'new chapter' in Iran-UAE relations

Iran's deputy foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, met with senior Emirati officials in Dubai on Wednesday.
Iranian diplomat and political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani.
Iranian diplomat and political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani arrives outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London on Nov. 11, 2021. - TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images
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Iran and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to usher in a “new chapter” in their relations, Iran's deputy foreign minister said following his trip to the Gulf country on Wednesday.

Ali Bagheri Kani, who also serves as Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, met in Dubai with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalifa Shaheen and Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the Emirati president. 

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