“Return to your senses, to your surroundings, and deal with your neighbours with reason and responsibility before the circle of isolation and escalation widens,” Anwar Gargash, a senior foreign policy advisor to the UAE’s President, Mohammed bin Zayed, said on X.
“Your war is not with your neighbors, and through this escalation, you confirm the narrative of those who see Iran as the region’s primary source of danger,” Gargash pointed out.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry also condemned the strikes, saying Iran’s attacks-a response to US-Israeli strikes that started on Saturday-needed a “firm” international response. Qatar described an Iranian attack on the port of Duqm in Oman as “cowardly.”
The statements on Sunday signal Iran’s growing isolation as it lashes out against the American and Israeli bombardment by striking targets in Israel and neighboring Arab states.
The UAE’s main cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi have faced hundreds of missiles and drone attacks from Iran since Saturday morning. Most have been intercepted and there are few reports of casualties. But they are causing panic among residents and pose a huge threat to the UAE’s economy and status as a stable financial, logistics and tourism hub.
There was little sign of a let up from either Iran or the US and Israel on Sunday. After Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike, Iran vowed to step up its retaliation. US President Donald Trump said “heavy and pinpoint bombing” will continue “uninterrupted throughout the week or as long as necessary.”
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