Tehran (IP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a congratulatory message to the new Sultan of Oman express his hope that Tehran-Muscat ties further deepen in all fields.
New Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq took the oath of office, during a joint session of the two Omani chambers and the Council of Defense, in accordance with the Omani Statute.
The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who has traveled to Muscat on behalf of the Iranian government to attend the commemoration ceremony of the late Sultan Qaboos, met with the new Omani Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq.
Iranian Foreign Minister in a message condoled the death of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, calling it a loss to the region.
Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Saeed, 65, Minister of Heritage and Culture in the Sultanate of Oman and a member of the Al Saeed Omani royal family has been declared as the country's new Sultan.
Dozens of armored vehicles and soldiers were seen in the streets of Muscat following the death of Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed al-Saeed, with the military on high alert.
Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al Said has died, aged 79, the country's state media reported early on Saturday.
President Rouhani sent a message to the Sultan of Oman to felicitate him and the people of the country on the National Day of the Sultanate of Oman.
Bahraini protesters poured into the streets to denounce Manama's attempts to normalize relations with the Israeli regime.
Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas met with an envoy dispatched by Sultan Qaboos of Oman in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday.