Senior Emirati and Iranian officials have held a call to discuss de-escalation in the region, UAE state media reported, the first high-level call since the war started at the end of February, reports Al Jazeera.
UAE Vice President and Deputy Premier Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan “held a phone call with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which they discussed regional developments and ways to de-escalate tensions in the region”, according to a statement released by the WAM news agency.
Since the start of the war, the UAE has taken a hawkish tone towards Iran, recalling its ambassador and closing its embassy after Tehran began its campaign targeting the Emirates and other Gulf countries.
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