Leader's advisor warns UAE: 'Half-century-old state' better off not challenging Iran
A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, has advised the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to challenge Iran and its sovereignty over three islands in the Persian Gulf, warning that the UAE is not in Iran's league—neither historically nor militarily.
In a Saturday post on his X account, Ali Akbar Velayati dismissed recent claims made by the UAE at the United Nations General Assembly regarding sovereignty over Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa, saying the three islands will remain Iranian forever.
"A country whose political life does not reach half a century makes claims from the UN podium about islands that have been recorded under Iran's name in historical documents and maps of past centuries," Velayati said in the Farsi-language post.
He also recommended that the UAE should not rely on foreign powers for its security and should instead pursue good relations with its neighbors.
"The neighbor stays, and the guest goes… Regional experience has shown that imported security has an expiration date," said the former Iranian foreign minister.
The comments come after reports showed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had made a secret trip to the UAE amid heightened regional tensions over the ongoing confrontation between Iran and the United States.
Iran carried out numerous strikes on US military assets in the UAE during the joint US-Israeli military aggression against the country that began in late February and ended with a ceasefire in mid-April.
The UAE normalized its diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime in 2020 under direct US pressure, a move that has been met with huge regional and international outrage.
Velayati said in his X post that Netanyahu's visit to the UAE exposed the fake narrative of the rulers of the Arab country about protecting the rights of Arabs and Muslims in the region.
"One week after warmly hosting Netanyahu, speaking of 'Arab rights' and 'Islamic solidarity' is more of a contradiction than a claim. Public opinion, from Cairo to Beirut, judges this duplicity," he said.
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