{"id":70547,"date":"2026-05-14T06:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/70547\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:22:12","slug":"iran-slams-unforgivable-netanyahu-visit-as-israel-uae-publicly-rebuke-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/70547\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran slams &#8216;unforgivable&#8217; Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026. (AFP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>\nMay 14, 2026 09:05 AM GMT+03:00\n<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi strongly condemned reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, calling any covert cooperation with Israel &#8220;unforgivable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Araghchi stated that Netanyahu had publicly revealed information Iranian security services had long ago delivered to Tehran. In a post on X, he described hostility toward the Iranian people as &#8220;a foolish gamble&#8221; and warned that those &#8220;colluding with Israel to sow division will be held to account.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More to Read<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/region\/uae-struck-irans-lavan-island-refinery-during-the-war-wsj-3219784\" title=\"UAE struck Iran\" s=\"\" lavan=\"\" island=\"\" refinery=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" war:=\"\" wsj=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uae-struck-irans-lavan-island-refinery-during-the-war-wsj-3219784_20260511234052.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UAE struck Iran\" s=\"\" lavan=\"\" island=\"\" refinery=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" war:=\"\" wsj=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secret Netanyahu visit statement fuels scrutiny<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel announced that Benjamin Netanyahu had secretly traveled to the UAE and met President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the conflict with Iran. According to the statement, the visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/region\/netanyahu-made-secret-visit-to-uae-office-confirms-historic-breakthrough-in-ties-3219902?s=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">resulted in a &#8220;historic breakthrough&#8221; <\/a>in relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>UAE Foreign Ministry spokesperson Afra Al Hameli rejected the statement, saying any claims regarding undeclared visits or undisclosed arrangements were &#8220;completely baseless&#8221; unless officially announced by Emirati authorities.<\/p>\n<p>She also stressed that relations between the UAE and Israel are conducted publicly under the framework of the Abraham Accords and are not based on &#8220;secret or informal arrangements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"newspicture\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/719;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iran-slams-unforgivable-netanyahu-visit-as-israel-uae-publicly-rebuke-each-other-3219913_20260514090.jpeg\" alt=\"Combination photo shows UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AA Photo)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"719\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-fotobuyut.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nCombination photo shows UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AA Photo)\n<\/p>\n<p>Israel-UAE coordination draws scrutiny<\/p>\n<p>The controversy followed earlier reports by Axios claiming that military, intelligence and security cooperation between Israel and the UAE intensified during the conflict. Officials cited by the outlet said Netanyahu authorized the deployment of an Iron Dome battery and dozens of Israeli soldiers to the UAE in the early days of the war.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also confirmed during a conference in Tel Aviv that Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/region\/israel-sent-iron-dome-systems-to-uae-during-iran-war-us-envoys-confirm-3219813\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">had sent Iron Dome systems<\/a> and military personnel to assist the UAE during the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"newspicture\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/853;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uae-denies-netanyahu-visit-claim-as-iran-calls-israel-cooperation-unforgivable-3219913_202605140849_.jpeg\" alt=\"An Israeli Iron Dome defense system battery, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is pictured in the Hula Valley in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, July 27, 2020. (AFP Photo)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"853\" meta-alt=\"An Israeli Iron Dome defense system battery, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is pictured in the Hula Valley in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, July 27, 2020. (AFP Photo)\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-fotobuyut.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nAn Israeli Iron Dome defense system battery, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is pictured in the Hula Valley in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, July 27, 2020. (AFP Photo)\n<\/p>\n<p>After the war erupted on Feb. 28 following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran retaliated with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Gulf countries hosting U.S. military bases.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE emerged as one of the primary targets, with the country\u2019s Defense Ministry reporting that Emirati air defenses intercepted 2,265 drones, 29 cruise missiles and 551 ballistic missiles since the conflict began.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-share.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>May 14, 2026 09:05 AM GMT+03:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16469],"tags":[244],"class_list":{"0":"post-70547","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-benjamin-netanyahu","8":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116571494676052663","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}