#UAE leader accepts formal invitation to visit #Iran
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A picture made available by the United Arab Emirates’ official news agency WAM shows Emirati leader Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, right, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in Abu Dhabi on December 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP / WAM)
The ruler of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday accepted an invitation to visit Iran, Emirati news agency WAM said, as Tehran looks to mend ties with Gulf states. Gulf monarchies, particularly Saudi Arabia, have long viewed Iran as a regional rival and the two sides are currently locked in a proxy war in Syria, with Tehran backing the government and Saudi Arabia and Qatar supporting rebels. read (...)