{"id":16865,"date":"2026-11-13T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/iran-seeks-stronger-economic-political-ties-with-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:00:49","slug":"iran-seeks-stronger-economic-political-ties-with-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/iran-seeks-stronger-economic-political-ties-with-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran seeks stronger economic, political ties with Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Iran<\/p>\n

Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian has underscored the need to deepen Nigeria-Iran economic, political and cultural ties to harness untapped potential and enhance bilateral cooperation between both countries.<\/p>\n

Pezeshkian \u200b\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d\u2060\u2060\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\u2060\u2060\u200c\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200bsaid this while receiving the Letters of Credence presented to him by Nigeria\u2019s Ambassador to Iran, Amb. Hamza Sallau, during an official diplomatic engagement in Tehran.<\/p>\n

This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Mr Oluwafemi Adeniyi, spokesperson for Nigeria\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

He reiterated Iran\u2019s commitment to identifying and pursuing new opportunities aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and delivering mutually beneficial outcomes for both countries.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Sallau conveyed the warm greetings of President Bola Tinubu to President Pezeshkian and the people of Iran, reaffirming Nigeria\u2019s commitment to deepening bilateral relations.<\/p>\n

According to him, trade, agriculture and healthcare are priority areas for enhanced collaboration between the two countries to promote economic growth and strengthen cooperation.<\/p>\n

The envoy commended both countries\u2019 shared commitment to multilateralism and international cooperation, saying the Nigeria-Iran Joint Commission should be prioritised as a mechanism to advance bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n

He added that the commission should identify new practical areas for mutually beneficial partnerships between the two countries, while strengthening existing diplomatic and economic ties.<\/p>\n

Both parties restated their commitment to expanding political engagement, strengthening institutional cooperation and promoting people-to-people relations between Nigeria and Iran.<\/p>\n

The presentation of the Letters of Credence by Sallau formally marked his accreditation as Nigeria\u2019s Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n

It also reflects Nigeria\u2019s continued commitment to pursuing mutually beneficial relations with Iran in furtherance of its foreign policy objectives. (NAN)<\/p>\n

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Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian has underscored the need to deepen Nigeria-Iran economic, political and cultural ties to harness untapped potential and enhance bilateral cooperation between both countries. Pezeshkian \u200b\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d\u2060\u2060\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\u2060\u2060\u200c\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200bsaid… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}