Iran’s threat to cut ties with UAE ‘flimsy’, experts say
Source: Gulf News (Read full story)
Analysts have called Iran’s threats to sever diplomatic relations with the UAE “flimsy and lacking respect and value”.
They also warned Tehran not to test UAE’s resolve over the issue of its three occupied islands, as Iran’s foreign ministry reportedly warned it could look at cutting diplomatic ties with the UAE because of a festering dispute over the islands.
Dr Ebtisam Al Katbi, professor of political science at the UAE University, said on Tuesday that Iran will be “the biggest loser of such a move, especially at this time when Tehran severely suffers from sanctions and pressures from the whole world.
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