IntelBrief: Iran Expands its Diplomatic Options

Bottom Line up Front

• Iranian leaders are exchanging a wide range of visits with regional leaders to break Tehran out of its isolation.
• Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s visit to Iran represents his attempt to consolidate outside support amid Russia’s distraction with its war against Ukraine.
• Gulf state leaders are pressing Tehran to compromise on outstanding issues that are holding up a revival of the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear agreement.
• Oman is looking to Iran for new investment and gas supplies, as well as its cooperation in ending the war in neighboring Yemen.