Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (third from right) during his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, May 6, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry shows Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (R) receiving his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (C) in Riyadh on Aug. 17, 2023 (Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry/AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (Left) shaking hands with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo: the Media Office of the Iraqi Prime Minister)
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaking during Baghdad II summit in Jordan, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: AFP/HO/Royal Jordanian Palace)
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 24, 2022. (Photo: AP /Bilal Hussein)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shake hands during a joint news conference in Moscow on August 31, 2022. (Photo: MAXIM SHEMETOV/AFP)