Acting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani received his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi before their meeting in Tehran, Aug. 4, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
The visit was unprecedented. It had been almost a decade since a Jordanian foreign minister visited Iran. In the current context of heightened tensions in the Middle East, Jordan nonetheless dispatched its Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to Tehran, with the aim of convincing the Islamic Republic to measure its response to the assassination of Hamas politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 at the heart of the Iranian capital. The visit was part of the flurry of diplomacy to avoid a regional conflagration, as Tehran hinted that it would not temper its response. While observers noted that the visit is unlikely to influence Iran’s decision to respond forcefully, Jordan would at least hope to be spared in the event of a large-scale conflict. Officially, the Jordanian envoy was responding to an Iranian invitation to deliver a message to King...
The visit was unprecedented. It had been almost a decade since a Jordanian foreign minister visited Iran. In the current context of heightened tensions in the Middle East, Jordan nonetheless dispatched its Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to Tehran, with the aim of convincing the Islamic Republic to measure its response to the assassination of Hamas politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 at the heart of the Iranian capital. The visit was part of the flurry of diplomacy to avoid a regional conflagration, as Tehran hinted that it would not temper its response. While observers noted that the visit is unlikely to influence Iran’s decision to respond forcefully, Jordan would at least hope to be spared in the event of a large-scale conflict. Officially, the Jordanian envoy was responding to an Iranian invitation to deliver a message to...