Netanyahu privately condones U.S. arms sale plan with UAE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has privately condoned the sale of advanced U.S. weapons to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite coming out against the deal publicly.

Only kneeling on Palestinians’ neck has been normalized, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the only thing that has been normalized is “kneeling on the Palestinians’ neck”.

Ayatollah Khamenei: UAE betrayed the Islamic world

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, asserted on Tuesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a treason against the Islamic world by establishing ties with the Zionist regime.

Zarif: UAE cannot buy security from Israel

TEHRAN- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the United Arab Emirates cannot become more secure through buying security from Israel, according to a Press TV report.

Arab states’ geopolitical shift from anti-Israeli to anti-Iranian focus is fragile: Richard Falk

TEHRAN - Richard Falk, a professor of international law from Princeton University, has said Arab countries have shifted their alliance which was against Israel toward Iran.

Islamic Ummah’s wrath will engulf UAE, Iranian parliamentary committee warns

TEHRAN — The Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said the Palestinian nation and the freedom-seeking nations of the region will not keep quiet in the face of the UAE’s agreement with the Zionist regime.

UAE made strategic mistake by normalizing ties with Israel, says advisor

TEHRAN – The UAE made a strategic mistake by moving toward normalizing ties with the Zionist regime, says Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker.

Iran summons UAE envoy over killing of fishermen

TEHRAN – Iran has summoned the chargé d'affaires of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the UAE coast guard’s act of shooting at a number of Iranian fishing boats in the Persian Gulf on Monday in which two fishermen were killed.

Ghalibaf calls on parliaments in Muslim states to hinder UAE-Israel deal

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has condemned a normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel, calling on the parliaments of Islamic countries to make use of their capacities to oppose and hamper the “disgraceful” agreement.

Zarif’s assistant says UAE-Israel agreement not beneficial to the region

TEHRAN - Ali-Asghar Khaji, the Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs, has said that an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Zionist regime to normalize ties will not be beneficial to the regional countries.

International Association of Muslim University Professors condemns normalization of UAE-Israel ties

TEHRAN – The International Association of Muslim University Professors has issued a statement condemning normalization of ties between the United Arab Emirates and the Zionist regime of Israel.

Raisi warns UAE of consequences of ‘treacherous deal’ with Israel

TEHRAN — Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has slammed the recent agreement between the UAE and Israel, describing it as a treacherous move against Islam and the Palestinian cause.

UAE summons Iranian charge d’affairs

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry of the United Arab Emirates has summoned the Iranian charge d’affairs over remarks made by President Hassan Rouhani about normalization of relations between the UAE and the Zionist regime of Israel.

UAE-Israel agreement to hasten Israel’s termination: advisor

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has condemned the recent normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel, saying such a move will only hasten the termination of the Zionist regime.

Iranian military chief urges UAE to revise ties with Israel

TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri on Sunday urged the United Arab Emirates to revise its ties with the Zionist regime of Israel as the two sides has reached an agreement to normalize relations.

Zarif reaffirms support for Palestine amid UAE-Israel treacherous rapprochement

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif telephoned his Palestinian Authority counterpart Riyad al-Maliki late on Saturday to reaffirm Iran’s commitment to backing the Palestinians in their struggle against the Zionist regime.

By Mohammad Mazhari

UAE and S. Arabia are part of the Zionist project in West Asia: Saudi analyst

Tehran – A Saudi political analyst, Ali Hashim, is of the opinion that "The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are basically part of the Zionist project in the Middle East (West Asia), and it can help to show their true faces to all Arabs and Muslims."

Rouhani describes UAE agreement with Israel as a “treasonous act”

Rouhani warns UAE: Lest deal with Tel Aviv open a way for Israeli presence in the region

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday condemned an agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Zionist regime of Israel to normalize ties, warning Abu Dhabi that the agreement must never prepare the ground for the presence of the Zionist regime in the Persian Gulf region.

Israel-UAE agreement was ‘election gift’ to Trump: Iran

TEHRAN — Government spokesman Ali Rabiei has said the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE was a gift to U.S. President Donald Trump who is seeking re-election in the November presidential polls.

UAE move is a “poisonous dagger” thrust into body of Islamic community: IRGC

IRGC slams Israel-UAE agreement as ‘historic idiocy’

TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has condemned the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, saying the move was “historic idiocy” and a “poisonous dagger” thrust into the body of the Islamic community.

The U.S. wants crown Israel as the ruler of the Region

If Hezbollah would disarm, USA, EU would take us off FTO list: Nasrallah

Beirut- Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Secretary-General in his today's speech on the anniversary of Hezbollah 's victory in 2006 war with Israel and said, our problem in Lebanon with America and Israel is the Resistance.

By staff & agencies

How the world reacted to UAE, Israel shameful agreement

The United Arab Emirates has become the first Persian Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalizing relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between the two countries in commerce and technology.

Grabbing UAE more important than West Bank for Israel: Guardian Council

TEHRAN — The agreement between the Zionist regime and the UAE is nothing but occupation of the UAE with a promise to end annexation of the West Bank, says Guardian Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei.

Israel and the UAE to establish 'full normalization of relations'

Israel says it will ​temporarily "suspend​" plans to annex the West Bank, as part of a new peace deal with the United Arab Emirates.

Iran, UAE agree to continue dialogue on ‘theme of hope’: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed to “continue dialogue on theme of hope”.