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2026-10-31 22:48
Canada’s support for UAE claim to Iranian islands violates UN Charter, Tehran says
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has condemned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for the United Arab Emirates’ claim to three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, describing Ottawa’s position as a blatant contradiction and a violation of the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
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2026-10-30 23:08
Iran condemns Canada, UAE for reiterating territorial claims over three Persian Gulf Islands
TEHRAN– Iran has strongly condemned Canada and the United Arab Emirates for reiterating territorial claims over Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb, reaffirming that the three islands are inseparable and eternal parts of Iranian territory.
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2026-10-30 21:33
Vote for UAE candidate for UN chief will endorse genocide
TEHRAN - A vote for Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE's candidate for the post of UN secretary general, will mark an endorsement of genocide, mass atrocities and war, a former UN Security Council says.
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2026-10-26 20:17
Who is the Hebrew-speaking ‘fox applying for the henhouse guard job?’
Lana Nusseibeh’s close alignment with Israel shadows her bid to lead the UN
TEHRAN — Having spent years whitewashing Abu Dhabi’s submission to Israeli interests, Lana Nusseibeh is now being promoted by her handlers to run the United Nations.
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2026-10-26 19:36
By Ali Minabi
The Yemen mandate that was never asked for
TEHRAN – Yemen’s “recognized” government has international backing but was not elected, has no money of its own, and no control over its own forces.
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2026-10-26 19:24
Sudanese recount horrors in el-Fasher at the hands of UAE-backed RSF
Three weeks ago, Hala, a Sudanese woman, left the refugee camp in Tawila and returned to the city of el-Fasher.
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2026-10-24 20:33
By staff writer
American are done paying for Trump’s family business
TEHRAN — Donald Trump won the White House promising to “Make America Great Again,” then promised Americans a short, cheap war on Iran. They got a closed Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude above $116 a barrel, and gasoline past $5 a gallon in several states. He and his family got a windfall.
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2026-10-23 22:37
By staff writer
Kushner’s hacked iPhone exposed billions in secret Saudi and Emirati money
TEHRAN — Dutch military hackers sat inside Jared Kushner’s iPhone in 2018 and watched him log in to a Dubai bank account that had taken in hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new book by journalist Matthew Cole.
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2026-10-21 20:46
Greece’s alliances with UAE and Israel fail eastern Libya–Turkey test
In the days before Libya’s eastern parliament approved a contentious maritime agreement with Turkey, Greece was trying to assemble its allies - Egypt, Israel and the UAE - to prevent the deal, multiple officials in the region told Middle East Eye.
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2026-10-03 20:16
By Ali Minabi
Is the UAE trying to save Netanyahu?
TEHRAN – Israeli media sought to explain Netanyahu’s surprise visit to Abu Dhabi as an effort to ease the tension between him and Mohammed bin Zayed.
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2026-10-02 20:53
PGSA: Three Emirati tankers hit in Hormuz were on non-compliance list
TEHRAN — Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) says three Emirati tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days were already on its non-compliance list.
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2026-09-30 20:34
Iran warns regional states against hosting Israeli officials after Netanyahu’s UAE visit
TEHRAN – Iran has warned regional countries about the consequences of the presence of destabilizing actors such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on their soils, warning about Tel Aviv’s efforts to sow regional tensions.
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2026-09-29 22:28
By staff writer
Netanyahu flew over Jordan and Saudi Arabia for clandestine talks in Abu Dhabi
TEHRAN — On Sunday, a private jet carrying Benjamin Netanyahu took off from Israel, entered Jordanian airspace, crossed into Saudi Arabia, and touched down in Abu Dhabi. Gaza lies in ruins under years of relentless bombardment. The International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister. Yet two Arab states provided clear skies, and a third opened its airport tarmac and hosted Netanyahu for ominous talks with other regional actors.
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2026-09-29 21:57
Iran rebuffs UAE at UN: Three islands are ‘inseparable parts of Iran’s territory’
TEHRAN — Repeating unfounded claims from the United Nations rostrum “does not alter the reality” that Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb remain “inseparable parts of Iran’s territory,” Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, stated on social media platform X.
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2026-09-20 20:33
Conflicting interpretations of alleged UAE president’s warning to Netanyahu on Oct. 7 attack
TEHRAN – A UAE official has declined to explicitly confirm or deny reports that President Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an imminent Hamas attack before October 7, 2023.
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2026-09-18 16:10
Iran ends the American Middle East: analysis
‘Trump’s debacle in Iran has shattered the illusion of American military omnipotence’
TEHRAN - Marc Lynch, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, says the failed U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has put an end to “the American Middle East.”
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2026-09-11 20:31
By staff writer
Iranian strikes force UAE to dismantle plans for its AI mega-campus
TEHRAN — The United Arab Emirates is quietly dismantling its blueprint for a 5-gigawatt artificial intelligence project, abandoning plans for a centralized campus in Abu Dhabi in favor of a dispersed network of hardened facilities.
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2026-09-11 20:17
10 freed Iranian fishermen return home from UAE
TEHRAN — Ten Iranian fishermen detained by authorities in the United Arab Emirates were released and headed home on Friday, the Iranian Consulate General in Dubai announced.
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2026-09-06 21:04
By staff writer
Shadowy Emirati firm exposed as major oil supplier for Israeli military
TEHRAN — While Israel continues its campaign of mass extermination in Gaza, a newly established Emirati company has quietly stepped out of the shadows to ensure the Israeli war machine never runs out of fuel.
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2026-08-31 21:15
10 missing fishermen found in UAE; 3 still unaccounted for
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has confirmed that ten fishermen from Bandar Lengeh who had been missing since mid-August have been located in the United Arab Emirates and are expected to return to Iran shortly.
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2026-08-19 20:31
Iran rejects UAE missile launch claims, cites 'false-flag' sabotage
TEHRAN — Iran has firmly denied allegations from the United Arab Emirates regarding an alleged missile launch, cautioning neighboring states against falling victim to third-party provocations designed to destabilize the region.
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2026-07-17 17:02
2026 Asian Junior Handball Championship: Iran, UAE share the spoils
TEHRAN – Iran were held to a 25-25 draw against the UAE at the 2026 Asian Junior Handball Championship on Friday.
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2026-07-10 17:46
Cross-border trade between UAE, Saudi Arabia facing delays amid tensions: Semafor
Cross-border trade between the UAE and Saudi Arabia is facing delays, in a sign that tensions between the Persian Gulf neighbors are rippling through the business world.
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2026-07-07 21:15
Iran rejects IMO draft, defends legal position on Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN – Iran has formally rejected a draft proposal before the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, describing it as politically motivated, legally unfounded, and beyond the Council’s technical mandate, while reaffirming that navigation through the Strait of Hormuz remains open under safety and security coordination measures.
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2026-06-28 19:58
By Garsha Vazirian
Yemen will ensure the Somaliland scheme becomes a catastrophic trap for Israel
TEHRAN — Any temporary reduction of military hostility by Israel along its northern borders or toward Iran must not be misconstrued as a sign of regional peace. Driven by long-term schemes and intense domestic political crises, including the looming prospect of early Knesset elections, Benjamin Netanyahu remains structurally dependent on a perpetual state of warfare for his political survival.
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2026-06-05 20:28
Top diplomat: Tehran is ready to rebuild relations with UAE
TEHRAN – Iran has reiterated its readiness to rebuild and expand relations with the United Arab Emirates despite tensions stemming from the recent Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressing that Tehran remains committed to strengthening ties with its southern neighbor based on mutual respect and regional cooperation.
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2026-05-29 20:25
By Garsha Vazirian
The shock absorber doctrine and the ‘Abraham’ suicide pact
TEHRAN – The old American playbook in the Middle East has completely shed its diplomatic veneer. Arab capitals are not treated as sovereign partners; instead, they have been strategically downgraded to regional shock absorbers designed to absorb the geopolitical, economic, and military blows meant for Tel Aviv and Washington.
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2026-05-22 20:36
By Garsha Vazirian
We can all thrive when the Abu Dhabi syndicate folds
TEHRAN — The Al Nahyan crime family has achieved a grim, singular trifecta: it has alienated its local citizenry, reduced its nine-million-strong migrant workforce to indentured cogs, and transformed a historic mercantile hub into a forward-operating base for the genocidal U.S.-Israeli military-intelligence complex.
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2026-05-19 19:58
UAE spent $6m on Epstein-linked reputation firm to suppress ambassador report
The United Arab Emirates paid more than $6 million to a secretive U.S. reputation management firm tied to whitewashing a client’s link to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to manipulate Google search results and suppress damaging reporting about its ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaiba, according to a New York Times investigation.
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2026-05-18 20:13
Persian Gulf security cannot be bought: King’s College expert
TEHRAN - David B. Roberts, a reader in Middle East Security Studies at King’s College London, suggests that Arab states on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf must build their own security, rather than “buy” it.