Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials

Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Egypt is part of a wider diplomatic tour in the region meant to ease tensions (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)

Iran’s foreign minister discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Thursday in the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade.

Abbas Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi focusing on efforts to de-escalate Israel’s conflicts against Gaza and Lebanon.