The Latest: Japan’s PM Abe arrives in Iran on historic visit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on Mideast developments amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf region (all times local):
3:25 p.m.
Shinzo Abe has arrived in Tehran on a mission to ease tensions between Iran and the U.S., becoming the first Japanese prime minister to visit since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Abe’s flight touched down at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
His visit is seen as an effort to mediate amid rising tensions in