Ties between the countries — among the largest and most influential in the Middle East — were severed in 1980 following Iran’s Islamic revolution and Egypt’s recognition of Israel.
Cairo has long been an ally of the United States and Israel but since Mubarak was toppled by a popular uprising there have been signs of warming between mainly Sunni Muslim Egypt and predominantly Shi’ite Iran.
Press TV named Iran’s ambassador as Ali Akbar Sibuyeh, a career diplomat who is the son of a senior cleric.
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