Sultan Qaboos: In Tehran



Issue 953 - 07 Sep 2013 | 1 minute read

Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said became the first foreign leader to visit Iran since Hassan Rouhani assumed the presidency when he flew into Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on 25 August. He was greeted by new foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who also saw him off three days later. It was Qaboos’ first visit to Iran since 2009; on his schedule were meetings with Rouhani, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani.

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