By. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani condemned this week’s agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel, saying in a heated speech Saturday that the UAE made a “huge mistake.” Israel–United Arab Emirates relations had been cool for several decades, but in the 2010s, the countries' informal relations improved considerably and they began engaging in extensive unofficial cooperation based on their joint opposition to Iran's nuclear program and regional influence. An Israeli-owned ship was attacked near Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the Lebanese Al Mayadeen news channel reported on Tuesday. The US president "expressed his full support for strengthening and expanding … There is another potential actor that might have helped the two to collaborate: Turkey. Israeli presence in Iran’s southern shores would force Tehran to follow securitised and military approaches towards the UAE. 0. The UAE has said its decision to strike a peace treaty with Israel isn't about countering Iran, and dismissed criticism of the pact from Turkey. The following are Iranian reactions to the UAE-Israel deal. The national flags of Israel and the United Arab Emirates flutter along a highway, in Netanya, Israel, Aug. 17, 2020. IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK. The pace and depth of UAE-Israel ties has accelerated over the last decade in no small part because of Iran, as well as the wider regional turmoil unleashed by the Arab Spring of 2011. Iran; Gulf States / UAE; UAE Official: Israel Could ‘Easily’ Take Out Iranian Nuclear Facilities. Trump’s move in 2018 to pull out of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran alienated U.S. allies in Europe and other major world powers, even though it thrilled Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Dr. Doron Itzchakov is a research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and at the Alliance Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University. Israel's landmark deal with the UAE to normalise ties could see businesses from the Jewish state operating on arch-rival Iran's doorstep, but are unlikely to disturb Emirati economic ties to Iran. Saudis, UAE asked Israel to hit Iranian spy ship, but concealed talks with Iran . Israel's National Security Agency on Monday advised tourists against travel to the United Arab Emirates and other countries across the region, citing the threat of attack by arch-enemy Iran. Both Israel and the UAE have had their share of problems with Ankara. Anger over the deal however continued as well, with protesters in Pakistan criticizing the UAE and Iran making new threats about the accord, which will see the Emirates become only the third Arab nation to currently recognize Israel. PJC. Israel officials claim there must be an evaluation of whether current policy on the use of force has run its course because of the strategic changes in the Middle East UAE-Israel Normalization Targeting Iran Trade. The UAE-Israel joint venture in Socotra will be an attempt to monitor the Iranian naval movement in the region as well as examining sea and air traffic in the southern region of the Red Sea, he added. Both Gulf Arab countries established diplomatic ties with Israel last year under historic U.S.-brokered agreements. Israel's landmark deal with the UAE to normalise ties could see businesses from the Jewish state operating on arch-rival Iran's doorstep, but are unlikely to disturb Emirati economic ties to Iran. US President Joe Biden held his first call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed on Tuesday, the White House said in a statement. The UAE and Israel share common concerns about Iran. The warning included both Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE as well as Bahrain. Iran’s warnings center around the possibility that the UAE gives Israel a stronghold on Iran’s doorstep, a move that could further ratchet up tensions between Iran and the UAE. Apr 18, 2021 @ 18:46 Apr 18, 2021 @ 18:46 Diane Shalem 222 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, SAudi Crown Prfince, Saudi-Iran talks, Saviz raid, UAE ruler. In the call, Biden underscored the strategic significance of the UAE's relations with Israel, while also discussing Iran, Afghanistan, and the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia. Iran has threatened to bomb Israel and Dubai if the United States retaliates for its ballistic missile strike at two Iraqi bases housing US troops. I thought they would ask about NSO within five minutes! It signifies the emergence of a united Middle Eastern front against Iran. Share on Facebook. Israel views Iranian entrenchment on its northern frontier as a red line, and it has repeatedly struck Iran-linked facilities and weapons convoys destined for Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. Iran, of course, was not surprisingly one the first and most ferocious critics of the Israeli-UAE deal, arguing that Abu Dhabi had betrayed the Palestinian cause. Tweet on Twitter Israel Hayom - 23 Shevat 5781 – February 5, 2021. The historic normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that was revealed by President Donald Trump on August 13, 2020 is a … Numerous threats from Iran were pointed against the United Arab Emirates following its effort to normalize relations with Israel. Other than the Palestinians, Turkey and Iran are the biggest losers from this development. Indeed, the timing of the UAE-Israel agreement - just days after the massive Beirut explosion, which some Iranian figures have suggested was a clandestine Israeli … Israel and UAE Shared Intel on Hezbollah Cyberattack 'I owe you coffee, Mohamed. Biden and Prince Mohammed discussed “the nuclear and regional dimensions of the threat posed by Iran, as well as the common quest for de-escalation and peace” in the Middle East, the statement said. The UAE’s threat perception of the Islamic Republic – located just 35 miles across the Strait of Hormuz – converged with Israel’s view. More than its economic and diplomatic potential, though, the UAE-Israel accord is of immense strategic value. Senior Israeli Defense Officials Question Effectiveness of Policy of Operations Against Iran . ': Haaretz sat down with the Israeli and UAE cybersecurity czars to talk cyberweaponry, Iran and Hezbollah. Iran warned that any further US attack will result in attacks on the Israeli city of Haifa, close to the Lebanese border, and the Emirati city of Dubai. The Israel-UAE deal makes it much harder for the Iranian regime to justify an imperialist foreign policy that comes at the expense of the Iranian people. TEHRAN – A member of board of directors of Confederation of Iranian Industry says normalization of the UAE’s ties with Israel means that Iran should change policy of transit of goods and trade from the UAE to other countries because this route is now getting risky and dangerous. The United Arab Emirates’ agreement to normalise ties with Israel is a “sovereign decision” that was not directed at Iran, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said. Israeli defense sources confirmed that a ship partially was attacked on Tuesday, and said they were certain that Iran is behind the attack. The creation of an Israeli-Emirati intelligence-gathering base in the Yemeni island of Socotra aims at monitoring Iran, China and Pakistan, according to political and strategic experts. In response, the UAE's Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's chargé d'affaires on 16 August and criticized Rouhani's speech as "unacceptable and inflammatory" which could impact the security scenario of the Gulf.