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UAE Foreign Minister, Mohamed bin Zayed, met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, today in Tehran following the recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the city.
The UAE and Iran have a tense relationship, with UAE more allied with Israel and the United States and suspicious at best of Iran's role in the region. Nonetheless, they have recently sought a detente with Iran out of fear that if a war were to break out they would be on the frontline and the "Dubai Bubble" which is dependent on total security would burst. The UAE also issued a statement about the assassination of Haniyeh that did not condemn it but offered only a boilerplate call for stability.
As I and others noted, Zayed came to the meeting dressed in large white sneakers, which was undiplomatic. Some attributed this to a nouveau riche Gulf Arab culture, others suggested it was a sign of casual disrespect to his Iranian interlocutor, while others still suggested he needed the arch support. 4 replies
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