PHILO PHOTO: Students gather for the UAE embassy to protest the normalization of relations with Israel, in Tehran, Iran August 15, 2020. Majid Asgarpour / WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s approach to the United Arab Emirates will change, Army General of the Army Major General Mohammad Bagheri was arrested on Sunday following a deal between the Arab state and arch-enemy Tehran Israel over ties normalize.
“Tehran’s approach to the UAE will change … If something happens in the Persian Gulf region and if our national security is compromised, no matter how small, we will hold the UAE accountable and we will not tolerate it,” he said. Bagheri.
The UAE-Israel agreement announced last week, which US President Donald Trump helped broker, is seen as aimed at strengthening Iran’s regional power.
Written by Parisa Hafezi; Edited by Toby Chopra
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