As his country continues to grapple with its COVID-19 outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani discussed regional cooperation to combat the pandemic in a series of phone calls with the leaders of Qatar, Oman and Kuwait this week.
In a call with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on Wednesday, Rouhani “stressed the need for collective action,” according to the regime-affiliated Tasnim news agency. During his conversation with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Monday, the Iranian president said Iran was “ready for collective cooperation.”