UAE Shuts Embassy in Tehran in Response to Iranian Strikes
Satellite imagery provided by Planet Labs shows smoke from a fire following Iranian strikes in Sharjah, near Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1.
Source: Planet Labs PBCUnited Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Tehran and withdrew all its diplomatic mission in response to Iranian missile strikes targeting the Gulf country, condemning the attacks.
“These hostile attacks against civilian sites, including residential areas, airports, ports, and service facilities, endangered innocent civilians in a serious and irresponsible escalation and constitute a flagrant violation of national sovereignty,” the UAE’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement on X.