More than six years after the Gulf Arab state cut relations with Tehran, the United Arab Emirates announced that its ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran "in coming days." The foreign ministry stated in a statement that the declaration on Sunday is consistent with UAE efforts to improve ties with Iran "to realize the common interests of the two countries and the wider region". After Iranian protesters broke into Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions in Iran following Riyadh's death of prominent Shia scholar Nimr al-Nimr, the UAE cut off relations with Tehran in 2016. The UAE official media said that the Emirati and Iranian foreign ministers spoke on the phone last week and discussed strengthening ties, including the possibility of sending an ambassador back to Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke about measures to "improve bilateral r...
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