A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Sunday the re-election of moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could be a chance for Tehran to reset “its troubled relations” with its neighbors. It was not immediately clear if the comments by UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash reflected any change in Arab states’ views of Iran. In a tweet about Rouhani’s election victory, Gargash said: “With Pres[ident] Rouhani’s re-election, one hopes Iran reset its troubled relations with neighbors. The UAE, a regional trading and tourism hub, is a main trading partner with non-Arab Iran. The Gulf Arab state last year downgraded ties with Tehran after Saudi Arabia severed ties with Tehran after demonstrators angry at the execution of a Shi’a Muslim cleric in the kingdom attacked Saudi missions.

Source: Egypt Independent May 22, 2017 08:48 UTC