adminThe UAE on Sunday summoned Iran’s envoy in Abu Dhabi and gave him a “strongly worded memo” in response to a speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that the UAE sees as “unacceptable.”
The UAE had made a “huge mistake” in reaching an agreement with Israel, Rouhani said on Saturday and called it a betrayal by the Gulf state.
However, Emirati Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash tweeted Monday that “the UAE-Israeli peace treaty is a sovereign decision not directed at Iran.” The UAE will not accept interference in its affairs, the minister added.
The US-sponsored deal has been seen as firming up opposition to regional power Iran. The secretary general of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council on Sunday condemned “threats” by Rouhani and other Iranian officials towards the UAE over the accord.
The Iranian president also said in a speech that the UAE-Israel deal seemed aimed at ensuring US President Donald Trump is reelected in November. Rouhani referred to the fact that the agreement was announced in Washington and concluded: “So a gentleman in Washington wins votes, you betray your country, your people, Muslims and the Arab world?”(RT)
