Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh urges the governments of Muslim countries to cut off diplomatic relations with the Tel Aviv regime, expel its ambassadors and impose sanctions on the Zionist entity.

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

Turkish and Syrian officials are likely to meet in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for potential rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus.

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah says his Persian Gulf country seeks to restore diplomatic relations with neighboring Iran.

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says a road map has been outlined for negotiations between delegates from the Islamic Republic and Egypt on restoration of diplomatic ties.

The announcement was made after caretaker Prime Minister Kakar held an emergency security meeting with the military and intelligence chiefs.

A senior Egyptian official says Cairo and Tehran are expected to fully restore diplomatic ties and exchange respective ambassadors in the near future after more than four decades of estrangement.