Abu Dhabi, UAE – Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the President of the UAE, confirmed that the Iranian aggression against the Arab Gulf states missed its goal. He described it as a sinful strategic choice that deepened Tehran’s impasse, increased its isolation, and weakened its position.
Gargash stressed that the way out of this war lies in working with the Arab Gulf states. In a way that prepares for calm and the search for a political solution.
مع انتقال المواجهة الأمريكية الإيرانية إلى مرحلة جديدة، تتسم بتصعيد الضغط الاقتصادي، وإنهاء محاولات الهيمنة على مضيق هرمز، وتجاوز مرحلة مذكرة التفاهم، نعيد التأكيد أن العدوان الإيراني على دول الخليج العربية أخطأ الهدف؛ إذ عمّق مأزق طهران، وكان خياراً استراتيجياً آثماً زاد من…
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Gargash said in a post on his account on the “X” platform: “As the US-Iranian confrontation moves to a new phase, characterized by escalating economic pressure”. Ending attempts to dominate the Strait of Hormuz and moving beyond the memorandum of understanding stage. We reaffirm that the Iranian aggression against the Arab Gulf states missed the target. It deepened Tehran’s predicament and was a sinful strategic choice that increased its isolation and weakened its position. The way out of this war does not pass by targeting the Arab Gulf states. Rather, by working with it in a way that prepares for calm and the search for a political way out of the war.