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Web desk(National Times)- Iran\u2019s foreign minister accused the United Arab Emirates of direct involvement in military operations against his country during a Brics meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spat comes a day after the UAE denied<\/a> a statement<\/a> by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he visited the Gulf country during the Iran war, to which Araghchi already reacted by saying that \u201cthose colluding with Israel to sow division will be held to account.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t name the UAE in my (Brics) statement for the sake of unity. But the truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country. When the attacks started, they didn\u2019t even issue a condemnation,\u201d state media quoted Araghchi as saying on Thursday, in response to comments made by the Emirati representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranian state media did not specify what the Emirati representative said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the reports, Araghchi argued that neither US bases nor an alliance with Israel provided the UAE with security and that it should reconsider its policy toward Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must live side by side in peace, and this requires peaceful relations and complete understanding between the two countries,\u201d Araghchi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, in a post on Telegram, Araghchi accused the UAE of playing an active role in the US-Israeli war against his country. \u201cThe UAE is an active partner in this aggression, and there is no doubt about it,\u201d Araghchi wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also referred to what Israel has described as a \u201csecret\u201d meeting in the UAE during the war between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan \u2014 a visit Abu Dhabi has denied took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI 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,\u201d Araghchi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt also became clear that they participated in these attacks and may have even acted directly against us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, The Wall Street Journal<\/em> published a story<\/a> saying the UAE carried out military operations against Iran in early April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranian media have raised doubt as to whether the participants at the Brics foreign ministers\u2019 meeting in India will manage to issue a final communique as a result of differences between Iran and the UAE, with Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi being cited as saying there were \u201cproblems and communications\u201d due to the UAE\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relations between Iran and the UAE have been strained since February 28 when US-Israeli attacks <\/a>triggered Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel and US allies in the Gulf, including the UAE. A fragile ceasefire<\/a> has been in place since April 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran has repeatedly accused Gulf states of allowing US forces to carry out attacks from their territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n

Iranian state television has featured analysts alleging UAE involvement in the attacks on Iran. The UAE earlier this month blamed Iran for a drone strike<\/a> at an energy installation in its eastern emirate of Fujairah, a claim Iran denied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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