The agreement with Israel is not aimed at targeting Iran.

 

According to Reuters, the UAE said it had summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Abu Dhabi and given him a "stern memo" in response to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's speech, where the foreign ministry quoted Rouhani as saying. Has called his speech "unacceptable."

Speaking on Saturday, Hassan Rouhani said the UAE had made a "grave mistake" in reaching an agreement to normalize relations with Israel, calling it a betrayal of the Gulf states.

The US-led deal is seen as an opposition to regional power Iran, which the Gulf states, Israel and the United States see as a major threat to the conflict-ridden Middle East.

"The peace agreement between the UAE and Israel is an independent decision that is not aimed at targeting Iran, we say and repeat it, we do not accept interference in our decisions," Anwar al-Qarqash said in a Twitter message. Will

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On Sunday, the secretary-general of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council condemned "threats" to the UAE by Rouhani and other Iranian officials over the deal.

Iran and Turkey have expressed outrage at the UAE's decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel.

Iran's foreign ministry called the deal a "dagger" that the UAE has unjustly thrust into the backs of the Palestinian people and all Muslims, with Turkey saying the people of the region, through the UAE, would never tolerate such hypocrisy No, we will never forget.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the UAE did not have the authority to negotiate with Israel on Palestinian behalf or to make concessions on important issues for Palestine.