Iranians warn of Israeli authorities travelling to the Middle East

“ All countries in the region should be aware of the consequences and repercussions of such a presence, which threatens the peace and collective security of the region,” the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released at the end of Tuesday.

For Iran, these facts could have “very dangerous” consequences, taking into account Israel’s “enemy and hostility” towards the Islamic Republic and Lebanon and, above all, due to the crimes committed against the Palestinians, according to the note.

In this sense, the Iranian Ministry called on the countries of the region to “abstain from creating conditions for a destructive presence of the Zionist regime (Israel) and not to allow” their territories to become a “place of destabilising actions” against other countries.

This reaction arises after the official UAE news agency (WAM) reported the meeting on Sunday between Netanyahu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed to discuss and strengthen bilateral relations without giving further details.

On Sunday, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, citing an anonymous source, had reported that both leaders met for an hour at an airport in the Emirates.

Iran has been at war with the US and Israel for seven months, after these countries attacked Iran, killing its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and other high-level authorities.

In response, the Islamic Republic launched hundreds of missiles and drones against Israeli territory and against US targets and bases in countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates.

On 18 August, the United Arab Emirates announced the suspension — until further notice — of all its trade and financial dealings with Iran after the emirate authorities detected the launch of two Iranian ballistic missiles towards its territory.