The Turkish defense minister says rapprochement and restoration of diplomatic relations between Ankara and Damascus is in the interest of both neighboring countries.

President Pezeshkian says Iran's principled policy is to foster peace and friendship, avoid tensions and conflicts, and interact with world countries.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Respect for the Arab nation’s sovereignty is ‘fundamental’ for reconciliation with neighboring Turkey.

Azerbaijan’s relations with Iran were strained in January 2023 following an attack on the country’s embassy in Tehran.

Syrian Foreign Ministry says potential rapprochement and restoration of diplomatic relations between Damascus and Ankara depends on Turkey withdrawing its troops from the Arab nation’s territory.

Iran's interim president was meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Kazakh capital of Astana on the sidelines of the 24th SCO summit.

Iran’s interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani hails the current state of bilateral relations between Tehran and Riyadh, stressing that the ties are developing progressively.

Bagheri Kani says Iran and Saudi Arabia have a serious determination to pursue the deepening and development of relations in various fields.

Ali Bagheri Kani met with Faisal bin Farhan on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod.

The first deputy speaker of Bahrain’s Council of Representatives says the Persian Gulf kingdom will soon take measures to resume its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.