The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially announced the immediate closure of its embassy in Tehran and the recall of its ambassador and all diplomatic staff. This step has been taken in response to the missile and drone attacks carried out by Iran on UAE. Iran has targeted many major cities including the UAE capital Dubai. These attacks have cost lives of common people. Now the UAE Foreign Ministry has taken major action in protest against the Iranian attacks.
The UAE has announced the closure of its embassy in Tehran and the recall of its ambassador and all members of its diplomatic mission from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying the Iranian attacks are a flagrant violation of the country’s sovereignty and pose a direct threat to regional security and stability.
UAE closed its embassies in Tehran
The UAE Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, attacks were carried out targeting our residential areas, airports, seaports and civilians. These hostile attacks have seriously and irresponsibly escalated the situation, putting the lives of innocent civilians at risk. “This is condemned by all legal and political standards and is an escalation that cannot be accepted.
Strong condemnation of Iranian attacks
The ministry said the move “demonstrates the UAE’s firm stance against any attack that threatens its security and independence.” On the decision to close the embassy, it added that the decision was taken in view of the continued aggressive and provocative behavior that reduces opportunities for de-escalation and pushes the region towards very dangerous paths, which threaten the region and international security and stability, energy security and the stability of the global economy. is in danger.”
Let us tell you that during the improvement in relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic, the UAE completely reopened its embassy in Tehran in 2022 and also sent a new ambassador. Saudi Arabia also did the same later. But UAE had now stopped it. The UAE Ministry of Defense (MOD UAE) said that His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, spoke by telephone with His Excellency Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Defense Minister of the Sister State of Dubai, and discussed the protection of civilians.