Iran, UAE Sign Aviation Deal

Iran and the UAE have agreed on Tuesday to boost aviation collaboration. 
Spokesman of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Jafar Yazarlou said a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority to increase the number of flights between Iran and the UAE and boost the number of flights through Iranian airspace, IRNA reported. 
According to Al-Monitor, the UAE and Iran have cordial economic and political relations, despite facing off on some regional issues. Iran reportedly exported more than $2.2 billion worth of non-oil products to the UAE from March to July of 2022, making the Persian Gulf state Iran's third-largest export destination during the period.
Iranian exports to the UAE in 2021 amounted to nearly $362 million while UAE’s exports to Iran equaled $6.6 billion that year, according to Trading Economics. 
The two countries cooperate in a variety of fields. The Emirati and Iranian environment ministries also discussed joint cooperation on fighting dust storms last July.
The UAE announced last August that its ambassador would resume duties in Iran following a six-year absence, AFP reported at the time.
More recently, an Iranian border guard delegation visited the UAE in February, according to the official Emirates News Agency. 
Estimates vary, but there are around 500,000 Iranians living in the UAE.