The story: Egypt and Iran have since 2021 been engaged in secret and later public efforts to restore full diplomatic relations after more than four decades of estrangement. After stepped-up engagement over the past year, Tehran now appears confident that embassies will be fully reopened following President Masoud Pezeshkian’s “historic” visit to Cairo.

The coverage: Pezeshkian met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Dec. 19 on the sidelines of a D-8 Organization...