Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Baghreri-Kani with UAE officials, November 24, 2021. (WAM) November 24, 2021 Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Baghreri-Kani met with senior Emirati officials on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, state news agency WAM reported. Bagheri-Kani, who’s Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, met with the diplomatic adviser to the [...]
A view shows traffic on Azadi street in Iran's capital Tehran, April 20, 2021. (AFP) November 18, 2021 A top delegation from the United Arab Emirates will visit Tehran soon as the Gulf state works to reduce tensions with Iran, officials told Reuters on Wednesday. A Gulf official said a high-level delegation is expected [...]
Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash speaks during a news conference in Dubai, UAE, Aug. 13, 2018. (AP) November 16, 2021 The UAE is working to de-escalate tensions with Iran in a move towards diplomacy and a step away from confrontation, Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the UAE President, said [...]
F/A-18F Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Arabian Gulf, July 29, 2019. (US Navy) November 12, 2021 The navies of Israel, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain launched a joint exercise in the Red Sea this week, in response to their [...]
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Dubai Expo 2021. (Supplied) October 18, 2021 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ended his Dubai trip on Sunday after the Iranian Consulate prevented him from holding a press conference, sources told Iran International. Officials blocked reporters entering the venue, the Iranian Club Dubai, the sources in the United Arab [...]
Facilities at the South Pars gas field are illuminated at night in Assaluyeh, Iran. (Reuters) September 28, 2021 United Arab Emirates energy firm Dana Gas DANA.AD said on Tuesday an international arbitration tribunal had awarded it $607.5 million in a gas supply dispute with National Iranian Oil Co. The dispute concerns a 25 year gas [...]
Arab ministers discuss stopping Tehran’s destabilizing policies that threaten global security and stability at the Arab League’s headquarters in Cairo. (SPA) September 10, 2021 Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt called for a “rapid and comprehensive inspection” of all Iranian nuclear sites on Thursday. Gathering on the sidelines of an Arab League [...]
UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum attending the opening session of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, Jan 5, 2021. (AFP) August 28, 2021 UAE's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai met with Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on the sidelines of [...]
Israeli-owned Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship docked in Dubai's Mina Rashid (Port Rashid) cruise terminal, Feb 28, 2021. (AFP) July 3, 2021 Israeli defence officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partial Israeli ownership on Saturday on its way from Jeddah to the [...]
An Iranian oil tanker is seen floating on the Gulf. (AFP) May 31, 2021 The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, court documents and government statistics show. The Iranian crude oil showed up in new figures [...]
