PNN – Iranian Foreign Minister said: The UAE was directly involved in the act of aggression against our country and there is no doubt about it.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi made statements today at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi in response to the baseless claims made by the UAE representative at the meeting: I did not mention the name of the United Arab Emirates in my speech, for the sake of maintaining unity and I preferred not to mention it, but in fact I must say that the UAE was directly involved in the act of aggression against my country. When this aggression began, they refused to even condemn it.
He added: They did not even condemn the brutal attack on the school on the very first day of the aggression; an attack in which more than 170 innocent students were killed. In addition to not condemning the principle of this aggression, the UAE later actively participated in this act of aggression; by providing military bases, airspace, land and facilities to the US and the Israeli regime. They provided all kinds of intelligence facilities, etc. to the Israelis and Americans to attack our people.
The Iranian Foreign Minister continued: Although they are our neighbors and we consider them brothers and friendly neighbors, unfortunately they decided to side with the Israelis and the Americans in this aggression.
He said: The representative of the UAE talks about international law, but please tell me which part of international law allows you to support an act of aggression without reason and without prior provocation? Everyone knows that we were in the middle of negotiations when the Americans and the Israelis decided to attack us and we were surprised that our brothers in the UAE decided to actively join the aggressors.
The head of the diplomatic service reminded: However, we did not attack the UAE. We only targeted US military bases and US military installations in the UAE; installations that are unfortunately located on UAE territory, and we targeted US forces and US defense systems, and the more they attacked us, the more we defended ourselves.
He also said: I don’t think our brothers in the UAE expected us to just remain silent when the US and Israel attack us and the UAE supports them.
Araqchi added: I advise my friends in the Emirates as a brother who saw that the presence of American forces and military bases in their land did not provide them with security. Your alliance with the Israelis did not protect you either. Therefore, I advise you to reconsider your way of thinking.
Stating that we are neighbors and have been neighbors for a long time and will probably remain neighbors for centuries to come, he added: Therefore, we must live together in peace, and this requires peaceful relations and complete understanding between the two countries.
Addressing the Emirati official, Araqchi said: If you want Israel to provide your security, this is the result. If you want America to provide your security, this is the result you are complaining about now. So I strongly advise our brothers in the Emirates to reconsider their policy towards Iran.
He continued: They allowed their territory to be used to fire artillery and equipment against us. Just yesterday it was revealed that Netanyahu had traveled to the Emirates and Abu Dhabi during the war. It was also revealed that they participated in these attacks and perhaps even acted directly against us. So the Emirates is an active partner in this aggression and there is no doubt about it.
In response to another part of the Emirati official’s claims, he said: It is not true that we targeted US military bases in the UAE two hours after the attack. This action was taken the next day.
Araqchi added: But there was evidence. There was a lot of evidence that showed that they had provided their military bases to the Americans to attack us. They allowed US military bases on their soil to be used to attack us.
He continued: They allowed their territory to be used to fire artillery and equipment against us. Just yesterday it was revealed that their fighter jets participated in attacks against us and even directly attacked us. So the UAE is an active partner in this aggression and there is no doubt about it.
The head of the diplomatic service concluded by addressing the other BRICS members: If you want to take a fair position, I think the aggression of the US, Israel and the UAE against my country should be condemned.