Iran has warned of “highly dangerous consequences” following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘secret visit’ to Abu Dhabi and his meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned Netanyahu’s presence in the UAE and asked countries across the region to remain vigilant over the security risks posed by Israel.
“The ministry of foreign affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the visit of Benjamin Netanyahu , the child-killing and war-mongering Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, to the United Arab Emirates and warns of the highly dangerous consequences of the presence of the occupying regime in the region,” the ministry said in a statement issued on Tuesday. “Regional security is a collective and indivisible matter,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. It called on regional governments to “refrain from providing the grounds for the destructive presence of the Zionist regime” and not allow their territories to become a platform for actions against other countries. The Iranian foreign ministry said Israel’s “proven hostility and animosity” towards Iran, along with “repeated threats” against the Islamic Republic, meant that countries in the region should consider the consequences of closer Israeli engagement.
Netanyahu made an unannounced one-day trip to Abu Dhabi on Sunday and met Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, according to Israeli officials.
