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UAE urges diplomacy as Iran and US face new tensions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 19:08 · Archive

The United Arab Emirates says military action cannot resolve the crisis and backs Qatar-led mediation efforts.

The United Arab Emirates' presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Sunday that his country hopes a diplomatic breakthrough through Qatar-led mediations can avert new confrontation between the US and Iran. Speaking at the Manama Dialogue, a security summit in Bahrain, Gargash said the conflict that began on 28 February with joint US and Israeli strikes followed by Iranian attacks on Gulf nations has been 'a watershed year' for the region and the world.

Gargash said the crisis requires 'a lot of wisdom, with political tools being our main tools' and that 'military solutions will only complicate the current very complicated scene' and will not bring 'quick off-ramps'. He acknowledged that military escalation remains possible but argued against it.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iranian negotiators are in Qatar for talks on a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He said no direct talks are being held with the US and that the final outcome depends on US responses to 'Iranian questions'. Araghchi said Iran hoped the US would choose 'diplomacy over other paths' and that Iran was ready for both defence and diplomacy depending on Washington's 'rationality'.

UAE urges diplomacy as Iran and US face new tensions
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In this story: United Arab Emirates · Iran · United States · Anwar Gargash · Abbas Araghchi · Qatar · Bahrain · Strait of Hormuz

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