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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Iran-UAE relations

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (3R) performing the Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on April 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) /
April 16, 2024, 2:12 pm
‘Bad for business’: Between Israel and Iran, Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Gulf nations playing a key mediating role, but also fear that Iran could choose to strike them if it can’t effectively hit Israel
By Talek HARRIS, Robbie COREY-BOULET and Callum PATON
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, arrives in Abu Dhabi to offer condolences to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, third, right, on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the late president of the UAE, at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2022. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
April 14, 2024, 10:35 pm
As tensions between Israel and Iran rise, Gulf states seek to lower the flames
Between diplomatic advances of recent years with warring parties and being located geographically in the crossfire, Saudis and Emiratis uniquely positioned to mediate calm
By Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference following a meeting with his Omani counterpart, in Muscat on June 21, 2023. (AFP)
June 22, 2023, 2:51 pm
Iranian FM visits UAE, invites president to meet his counterpart Raisi in Tehran
Rounding off three-day Gulf tour, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with President bin Zayed Al Nahyan
By AFP
Reza Ameri, Iran's new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. (Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 4.0)
April 5, 2023, 4:50 pm
Iran names envoy to UAE after nearly eight-year absence as ties thaw
Reza Ameri, former Iranian ambassador in Algeria, Sudan and Eritrea, to take up post in Abu Dhabi, after rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran
By AFP
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran on June, 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 16, 2023, 5:43 pm
Following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement, Iranian official holds talks in Abu Dhabi
Ali Shamkhani says his visit to the United Arab Emirates is ‘a meaningful beginning for the two countries to enter a new stage of political, economic and security relations’
By AFP
In this file photo from June 9, 2019, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan listens during a news conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
March 11, 2023, 1:53 pm
UAE welcomes Iran-Saudi deal as ‘important step for regional stability, prosperity’
Emirati foreign minister hails China-brokered agreement between Tehran and Riyadh; PA, Jordan also issue praise
By ToI Staff, AP and Jacob Magid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center left, and Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walk past an honor guard at Qasar Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
January 19, 2023, 11:38 am
Iran, South Korea summon each other’s envoys after Yoon comment during UAE visit
Addressing South Korean special forces stationed in Emirates, South’s president calls Iran the Gulf state’s ‘enemy,’ compares threat it poses to that of nuclear-armed North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Illustrative: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian listens to a journalist's question during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, August 31, 2022. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)
September 14, 2022, 11:56 am
Iran says it wants closer ties with UAE as relations thaw after six frosty years
Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian tells new Emirati ambassador that region’s countries need to cooperate for the sake of stability
By AFP
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 4, 2013. (AP/WAM/File)
August 21, 2022, 10:23 pm
UAE returns ambassador to Iran as region prepares for potential nuclear deal
Ending 6 years in the cold, the UAE will send its ambassador to Tehran amid reports of progress in nuclear deal; Israel continues to warn against any agreement
By AP
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan in Paris, on July 18, 2022. (BENOIT TESSIER / AFP)
July 27, 2022, 6:44 pm
UAE, Iranian top envoys discuss boosting ties to stabilize region
Foreign ministers talk by telephone as Emiratis move towards reconciliation with Islamic Republic, consider returning an ambassador to Tehran
By AFP
UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash speaks to journalists in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
July 15, 2022, 9:55 pm
UAE mulls returning ambassador to Tehran, says ‘not part of any axis against Iran’
Senior Emirati official cites need for ‘de-escalation’; announcement comes day after Biden signs security pact in Israel reinforcing common front against Tehran
By AFP
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 17, 2022, 4:34 pm
Iran’s president slams US for imposing new sanctions, says they undermine talks
‘The world must give us the right not to trust the United States because they are violating their agreements,’ Raisi says; UAE calls on Iran to prove nuclear program is peaceful
By AFP
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sits with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on December 12, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
December 14, 2021, 10:00 am
Iran slams UAE for hosting Bennett, says the Palestinians won’t forget
Amid rising regional tensions with Tehran, foreign ministry spokesman blasts Emirati ‘acceptance of the prime minister of the illegitimate regime’
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center left, is greeted by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani upon his arrival at Doha airport in Qatar late Dec. 8, 2021 (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
December 10, 2021, 6:11 am
As US focus wanes, Middle East countries turn to each other for solutions
Regional leaders reengage with former rivals after two decades defined by war and political upheaval, as American forces withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan
By Jon Gambrell
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, meets with United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, in Tehran, Iran, December 6, 2021. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
December 6, 2021, 2:38 pm
Top UAE adviser makes rare trip to Iran, seeking to boost strained ties
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan holds talks with President Raisi and head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who describes relationship as ‘warm and friendly’
By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell
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