Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei welcomed "Egypt's desire" to resume diplomatic relations with his country, during his meeting with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, in Iran on Monday.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decorated Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik on Sunday with the Order of the Nile, the highest Egyptian decoration - an affirmation for the depth of historical relations between the two countries.