Is The Uae Siding With Iran

The argument that the uae established diplomatic ties with israel because its foreign policy is centered on countering iran ignores the fact that over.

Is the uae siding with iran.

Saud i arabia bahrain the uae egypt and several other allies severed ties with qatar in a shock move in 2017 accusing doha of backing terrorism and siding with their regional rival iran. The rotating president of the un security council has also supported iran against the us bid to re impose the sanctions the president added referring to a recent telephone conversation with his nigerien counterpart. Moreover despite its siding with iraq some high ranking members of the ruling family of abu dhabi played a prominent role in what is known in the west as the iran contra scandal in which u s. Secretary of state pompeo has told un of iran s significant non compliance with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Earlier this week the iranians seized an emirati ship after tehran said the uae coastguard killed two of its. The three year old crisis pitting qatar against several middle east nations returns to the un s top court this week with hearings in a case between doha and the united arab emirates. Especially noteworthy is uae s siding with saudi arabia to curb iran s posturing in the region. With trump s arrival in power the qatar crisis and the ensuing polarization in the gulf the relations between iran and the uae have recently gone through a setback.

The phone call came less than month after a controversial normalisation agreement between israel and the united arab emirates. Unsc jcpoa parties siding with iran against us. Diplomatic relations between iran and the united arab emirates are going through another rough patch as the latter recently submitted a letter to the united nations general assembly expressing concern over iran s expansionist policies in the region. France and germany of siding with the ayatollahs.

The uae israel deal is about more than iran. Iran policy made arab look at israel. Iran feels that its arch enemy israel now has a staging post in tehran s backyard.