The foreign ministers of Bahrain and Iran have agreed to start negotiations aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries, according to Bahrain's state news agency.
The agreement to initiate the normalization process was reached during a meeting between Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in Tehran on June 23. The agency noted that during this meeting, "both sides decided to establish the necessary mechanisms for starting negotiations between the two countries and exploring ways to resume political relations."
In January 2016, following the attack on the Saudi Arabian embassy in the Iranian capital, Manama, like Riyadh, severed diplomatic relations with Tehran. On March 10, 2023, it was announced that Iran and Saudi Arabia had reached an agreement to normalize relations and reopen embassies. On March 12, 2023, Manama stated that it was open to restoring ties with Tehran, and on March 14, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani affirmed that Iran was ready to develop cooperation with all its neighbors, including Bahrain.
GSV "Russia - Islamic World"
Based on materials from TASS