UAE affirms steadfast position, refutes Iranian allegations in BRICS meeting

The UAE on Friday affirmed its rejection of Iran’s allegations and attempts to justify the Iranian “terrorist attacks” that targeted the country as well as other countries in the region.

During a BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in India, the UAE’s Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar also reiterated the UAE’s rejection of any allegations or threats targeting its sovereignty, national security, or independent decision-making, reaffirming that the UAE reserves its full sovereign, legal, diplomatic, and military rights to respond to any threat, allegation, or hostile act.

He added that “attempts at coercion, leveling accusations, or promoting malicious claims will not undermine the UAE’s principled positions, nor deter the country from safeguarding its supreme national interests and upholding its sovereignty and independent decision-making.”

He also said that the UAE “does not seek protection from others and is fully capable of deterring this unprovoked aggression,” and reaffirmed that “the UAE reserves its full and legitimate right to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”