Egyptian President Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez have reaffirmed their opposition to US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to “takeover” Gaza.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have expressed their hope that the recent positive steps taken to restore ties between the two countries will continue until full bilateral relations are established.

The Iranian president was speaking in a meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan.

Iran and Egypt have underlined the need for the immediate cessation of appalling Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Egypt's President Sisi has warned of “serious changes” across the West Asia region amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.

A senior Egyptian official says Cairo and Tehran are expected to fully restore diplomatic ties and exchange respective ambassadors in the near future after more than four decades of estrangement.

President Raeisi congratulates his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on election victory.