From left: PM Narendra Modi with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian; Pezeshkian with UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Donald Trump with Sheikh Khaled.
Pezeshkian said Iran had no problems with the UAE or other regional countries, drawing a distinction between Tehran’s relations with its neighbours and its opposition to US military bases in the region. We have a problem with the American bases located in these countries and from which they are attacking our country,” Pezeshkian said. Pezeshkian said Iran considered the UAE and other Gulf states to be “brothers” and expressed a desire to expand relations with them. We have supported each other,” he said. “So this is the US that has come here and established bases, and from those bases they martyr our children, they attack our infrastructure and bomb, and they target our leaders, commanders and people,” he said. “In fact, the problem is that the friendly and neighbouring countries should not allow enemies to utilise their soil to attack our country,” the Iranian President added.
NEW DELHI: A day after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in New Delhi, Tehran signalled a push to move past the conflict and strengthen ties with its Gulf neighbour. His remarks came after the meeting with the UAE leadership at a time when the West Asia conflict has strained relations across the region. “We have no problems with the UAE. We have no problem with any of the regional countries. “The UAE, the Emiratis and other countries of the region are our brothers. We have been living together for a long time and we have had trade.
Pezeshkian on Sunday said Tehran’s objection was directed at the use of territory in neighbouring countries by the United States rather than at the Gulf states themselves.