A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic is making efforts for potential rapprochement between Turkey and Syria.

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.

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.

Iraq's president has lauded the resumption of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia as a “positive step” that works to enhance security and stability in West Asia.

A high-ranking Egyptian official says the Northeast African country does not need mediation to restore diplomatic relations with Iran.

Iran says rapprochement with Saudi Arabia could lead to a major surge in trade with Persian Gulf states.

A Lebanese analyst says Israel cannot put up with a possible rapprochement between Iran and Bahrain as such a development will hamper the establishment of a military base by the occupying entity in the Persian Gulf Arab country.