Iran Accuses UAE of Supporting US-Israeli Attacks, Says Abu Dhabi Participated Directly

Iran accused the United Arab Emirates of directly supporting military actions against Iran during the ongoing US‑Israeli war, escalating tensions between Tehran and Gulf states.

“United States President Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the two leaders would hold a “long talk” on Iran even as trade remains the main focus of the visit”

Al Jazeera

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking during a BRICS summit in India, said in a statement posted on Telegram, “The UAE is an active partner in this aggression, and there is no doubt about it,” while also saying Abu Dhabi failed to condemn the initial attacks.

Al Jazeera

Araghchi added that “It also became clear that they participated in these attacks and may have even acted directly against us,” and he referenced reports of a possible meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed that Abu Dhabi has denied.

The accusations came as AP reported that a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran, while another cargo ship near Oman sank after being attacked, as tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz.

As tensions flared near the Strait of Hormuz, AP said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center received reports that the seized ship was taken by unauthorized personnel while anchored 38 nautical miles (70 kilometers, 44 miles) northeast of the UAE port of Fujairah.

AP also reported that Indian authorities said an Indian-flagged cargo ship sank off the coast of Oman after an attack sparked a fire aboard the vessel while it was en route from Somalia to Sharjah, and Mukesh Mangal said all 14 Indian crew members were rescued by Oman’s coast guard.

Anadolu Ajansı

In parallel, Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, as Trump departed for Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Al Jazeera also said Trump told reporters before departing that “We’re going to have a long talk about it,” while adding that he said “I wouldn’t say Iran is one of them, to be honest with you, because we have Iran very much under control.”

Iran’s foreign minister warned adversaries against attempting fresh military action, telling the United States and the Israeli regime, “We are accustomed to these threats,” and saying they “have achieved nothing, and will achieve nothing, through these threats or even through the war they launched,” on the sidelines of a two-day BRICS meeting in New Delhi.

“Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz”

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In the same BRICS context, Iran’s stance on negotiations was framed through conditions reported by Al Jazeera, which said Iran will not enter more talks with the United States unless five conditions are met, including paying reparations for the war and accepting Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Al Jazeera also reported that Qatar’s prime minister said Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, blocked since early in the war, as a means of “blackmail” against Gulf states, while Kuwait said it arrested four alleged members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps accused of planning “hostile” activities after attempting to enter the country via Bubiyan Island.

Outside the Gulf, Yemen’s Houthis warned that any renewed US attack on Iran would plunge the region into a conflict “whose flames would hit everyone,” and said “The continuation of the aggression against Iran will drag the region and the world into a war whose consequences everyone will suffer from,” according to a message sent to Abbas Araghchi.