The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called on Iranian prosecutors in Abu Dhabi in response to a speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on their agreement to normalize ties with Israel, according to state media.
Rouhani said in a speech on Saturday that the UAE had made a ‘huge mistake’ in reaching a deal to establish diplomatic relations with Israel and called it a betrayal by the Gulf state.
“Sy [the UAE] better be mindful. They have committed an enormous mistake, a treacherous act, “Rouhani said of the agreement announced on Thursday.
Emirati State News Agency WAM announced on Sunday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the UAE charge d’affaires and gave him a “strongly practiced memo”.
The UAE’s Foreign Ministry said the speech was “unacceptable and inflammatory and had serious implications for security and stability in the Gulf region”.
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WAM also said the Foreign Ministry reminded Iran of its duty to protect the UAE diplomatic mission in Tehran.
There was no immediate response from the Iranian government.
Iranian media reported that a small group of protesters in front of the UAE embassy in Tehran gathered late on Saturday to protest against the agreement, which makes the UAE the first Arabian Gulf of the Gulf – and the third Arab country after Egypt and Jordan – to have full diplomatic ties with Israel.
Israel and the UAE announced that they will establish full diplomatic relations in a deal with US presidents that Israel will see delayed plans for annexation of land already illegally occupied, which is being sought by the Palestinians for their future state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted that the annexation plans are on “temporary hold” only at the request of the United States.
After President Donald Trump earlier this year unveiled his Middle East plan, which was rejected by the Palestinians, Netanyahu said he would move forward with annexing parts of the West Bank.
Separate on Sunday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, launched a telephone service between the two countries.
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