The Facts

• 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.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 Sudanese government - which is 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.The 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.

• Abdulaziz Hassan Saleh was in turn appointed as the north-east African country's first ambassador to Iran since Sudan suspended diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016. In October 2023, both countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations.Abdulaziz Hassan Saleh was, in turn, appointed as the north-east African country's first ambassador to Iran since Sudan suspended diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016.