Iran and UAE clash at BRICS foreign ministers' meeting

Iran's foreign minister accused the United Arab Emirates of direct involvement in military operations against his country during a BRICS meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, Iranian state media reported.

The spat comes a day after the UAE denied a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he visited the Gulf country during the Iran war, to which Araghchi already reacted by saying that "those colluding with Israel to sow division will be held to account."

"I didn't name the UAE in my (BRICS) statement for the sake of unity. ⁠But the truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country. When the attacks started, they didn't even issue a condemnation," state media quoted Araghchi as saying on Thursday, in response to comments made by the Emirati representative.

Iranian state media did not specify what the Emirati representative said.

According to the reports,  Araghchi argued that neither U.S. bases nor an alliance with Israel provided the UAE with security and that it should reconsider its policy toward Iran.

"We must live side by side ⁠in peace, and this requires peaceful relations and complete understanding between the two countries," Araghchi added.


Reuters