Top UAE official: ‘Treacherous’ Iran hitting civilian targets on purpose

By Lazar Berman

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11 March 2026, 4:11 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Diplomatic adviser to the United Arab Emirates president Anwar Gargash arrives at the opening ceremony of the summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 15, 2024. (Denis Balibouse / POOL / AFP)

A senior Emirati official says Iran is intentionally targeting civilian targets in the region.

“The Iranian aggression is lying when it claims to be targeting the American military bases in the Gulf,” writes UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash on X, “because the numbers of missiles and drones reveal a different truth.”

“The attacks strike civilian infrastructure and vital facilities without regard for civilians and the innocent,” he continues, calling the attacks “treacherous.”

Iran has fired over 250 ballistic missiles and 1,500 drones at the UAE during the current war.