Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates of playing an active role in the US-Israeli war against his country.<\/p>\n
“The UAE is an active partner in this aggression, and there is no doubt about it,” Araghchi said in a Telegram post while attending a BRICS summit in India.<\/p>\n
Araghchi also referred to what Israel has described as a “secret” meeting in the UAE during the war between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan — a visit Abu Dhabi has denied took place.<\/p>\n
“I must say that the UAE was directly involved in the act of aggression against my country. When this aggression began, they even refused to condemn it,” Araghchi said.<\/p>\n
“It also became clear that they participated in these attacks and may have even acted directly against us,” he added.<\/p>\n
Relations between Iran and the UAE have been strained since February 28 when US-Israeli attacks triggered Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel and US allies in the Gulf, including the UAE.<\/p>\n
A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8.<\/p>\n
Iran has repeatedly accused Gulf states of allowing US forces to carry out attacks from their territory.<\/p>\n
Gulf nations have repeatedly denied the accusations, saying even before the conflict that they would not allow their territory or airspace to be used to attack Iran.<\/p>\n
Iranian state television has featured analysts alleging UAE involvement in the attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n
The UAE earlier this month blamed Iran for a drone strike at an energy installation in its eastern emirate of Fujairah, a claim Iran denied.<\/p>\n
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