The General Department of the Middle East was renamed to the General Department of West Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

According to IRNA’s foreign policy correspondent, the title of the General Directorate of the Middle East of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was changed to the General Directorate of West Asia and North Africa.

Mohammad Sadiq Fazli was appointed as the director general of this department about two months ago by the order of Hossein Amir Abdullahian.

Previously, Mir Masoud Hosseinian was the director general of the Middle East, who was also appointed to the position of advisor to the minister.