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Spox denies missile attack on UAE; warns of ‘false-flag’ plots
Iran denied launching missiles towards the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi accused Tehran of firing two ballistic missiles towards the Persian Gulf country.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei in a statement “categorically rejected the United Arab Emirates’ claim that Iran had launched a missile toward that country", calling it harmful to regional trust and security efforts.
Baqaei warned regional states against making unfounded accusations and urging vigilance over a history of “false-flag operations” seeking to implicate blameless parties.
He stressed that such conduct runs counter to the principle of good-neighborliness and undermines ongoing efforts to build trust among regional countries and prevent a further escalation of insecurity in the region.
The spokesman also called on regional parties to take into account the complexities created by the continued “malign actions” of the United States and the Israeli regime against regional peace and security.
Baqaei specifically referred to the history of multiple “false-flag operations” and urged regional countries to refrain from making unfounded accusations against the Islamic Republic.
Earlier in the day, the UAE defense ministry claimed that its air defenses had “detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards the country.”
The claims came a day after a drone attack targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned that attack in a post on X, writing, “Nothing justifies the reckless attack on PM Barzani’s office. Kurdish friends should be vigilant against false-flag ploys to sow discord between neighbors.”
He added, “We protected our Kurdish friends against [former Iraqi dictator] Saddam [Hussein] and [the] DAESH [Takfiri terror group], and we’re thankful for the security they’ve provided on our border.”