An Iranian safety analyst has warned that Tehran is ready to seize the coastlines of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in an interview aired on Iranian nationwide TV.
Speaking to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, nationwide safety analyst Morteza Simiari stated that Iran’s navy is “ready to take action” if the US “makes any mistake” within the area.
He added that Iran’s armed forces are ready to seize Emirati and Bahraini coasts and “fundamentally alter the regional landscape”.
“Entering the coasts of the UAE and Bahrain is on the agenda,” Simiari warned.
This comes days after feedback by the UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed denouncing Iranian assaults on the nation and stating that it’s going to “never be blackmailed by terrorists”, in a publish on X.
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Bin Zayed’s feedback got here in response to former French Ambassador to the US Gerard Araud, who questioned remarks by UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash about his nation’s deepening cooperation with the US.
Gargash had stated in a publish on X that “the blatant Iranian aggression against the Arab Gulf states carries deep geopolitical repercussions, making the Iranian threat a central focus of Gulf strategic thinking and emphasising the specificity of Gulf security and its independence from traditional concepts of Arab security”.
He added that as a end result, the nation was consolidating its “security partnerships with Washington”.
Araud responded that pursuing this coverage “means deepening your dependence on a country that has led yours into a disastrous conflict without caring about your interests”.
Iran has responded to US-Israeli assaults launched on 28 February with retaliatory strikes concentrating on US navy bases in addition to oil and gasoline infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf states.
The UAE alone has intercepted 338 ballistic missiles and 1,740 drones for the reason that begin of the struggle.
While initially lobbying US President Donald Trump in opposition to attacking Iran, MEE reported that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shifting nearer to backing the struggle, with Riyadh transferring to open King Fahd Air Base in Taif, in Western Saudi Arabia, to the Americans.
The UAE has additionally reportedly instructed the US that it’s equipped for a lengthy struggle and is exerting no strain on Washington to finish it anytime quickly.
In a cellphone name earlier this month, the Emirati international minister instructed his counterpart, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that the UAE is ready for the struggle to final up to 9 months, a US official told MEE.
