UAE recalls ambassador from Iran

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: UAE recalls ambassador from Iran The UAE has decided to downgrade the level of its diplomatic representation in Iran to that of a charge d’affaires and to require a reduction in the number of Iranian diplomats stationed in the UAE. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said that Saif Al Zaabi, the UAE Ambassador in Tehran, has been summoned home, in accordance with this decision. “This exceptional step has been taken in the light of Iran’s continuous interference in the internal affairs of Gulf and Arab states, which has reached unprecedented levels,” the statement said. RELATED: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain severe diplomatic ties with Iran The ministry statement emphasised that positive and natural relations between states should be based on mutual respect for the sovereignty of states and the adoption of a policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of others. After Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran following the execution of a prominent opposition Shia cleric and attacks on its diplomatic posts in Iran, Bahrain also severed its diplomatic ties with Iran. news@7days.ae Read the original story at: UAE recalls ambassador from Iran