In a new sign of diplomatic rapprochement after an eight-year rift, Iran and Sudan exchanged ambassadors on Sunday following last year’s agreement to resume diplomatic relations.In the latest sign of diplomatic rapprochement after an eight-year hiatus, Iran and Sudan exchanged ambassadors on Sunday following last year’s agreement to resume diplomatic relations.
The army-loyal Sudanese government announced that the country's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, received Tehran's new ambassador, Hassan Shah Hosseini, in Port Sudan and sent his own envoy to Tehran.The Sudanese government - loyal to the army - announced that the country's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, received Tehran's new ambassador, Hassan Shah Hosseini, in Port Sudan.