Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi accused the United Arab Emirates of direct involvement in military operations against Iran during a BRICS meeting in New Delhi. Araqchi said, “I didn’t name the UAE in my statement for the sake of unity. But the truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country,” adding that it did not issue a condemnation when attacks began. The remarks came in response to comments from the Emirati representative, according to reporting from I

2026-05-14

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi accused the United Arab Emirates of direct involvement in military operations against Iran during a BRICS meeting in New Delhi. Araqchi said, “I didn’t name the UAE in my statement for the sake of unity. But the truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country,” adding that it did not issue a condemnation when attacks began. The remarks came in response to comments from the Emirati representative, according to reporting from Iranian semi-official media.