UAE hates Iran. Rightly so.

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UAE stops short of welcoming ceasefire, seeks "clarification"​

By Mostafa Salem

Smoke billows from Zayed port after an Iranian attack in Abu Dhabi on March 1.

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The United Arab Emirates is “seeking further clarification” on the ceasefire with Iran to ensure Tehran’s “full commitment” to the truce and “unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz,” according to a foreign ministry statement on Wednesday.

The UAE also wants Iran to be held accountable for the damage it caused the country during the war, the statement said.

Unlike some of its Gulf Arab neighbors, Abu Dhabi stopped short of welcoming the temporary pause in fighting between Iran and the United States.

The UAE also called for a “comprehensive and sustained approach that addresses Iran’s full range of threats,” including its nuclear and missile programs, support for proxies and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Anwar Gargash, advisor to the UAE president, said observers shouldn’t be “surprised” by the UAE’s position and the foreign ministry statement.

“The era of courtesies has passed, and frankness has become a necessity,” he said on X. “Our collective stance must be firm and clear towards the features of the upcoming phase, in a way that enhances stability and security in the region.”

The UAE bore the brunt of Iran’s attacks during the war, with nearly half of all projectiles targeting the country and the vast majority intercepted by its air defenses. Even after the ceasefire was reached on Wednesday, Tehran fired missiles and drones at UAE cities. Iranian media described the attacks as a response to earlier strikes on Iran’s refineries.

 

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UAE kena from Iran even more missiles and drones from Iran than even Israel itself kena! No wonder it sibei dulan Iran.

 

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UAE kena from Iran even more missiles and drones from Iran than even Israel itself kena! No wonder it sibei dulan Iran.

Approximately 30% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran landed in Israel, while the remaining 70% fell across various Gulf nations, with the exception of Oman. The forty-day conflict has positioned Iran as the dominant superpower in the Middle East, a shift in regional dynamics that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) finds unacceptable should a final peace agreement be reached. As the proposed two-week ceasefire enters its negotiation phase, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have initiated strikes against Iran in an effort to disrupt the peace process.