The 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran "did not achieve its outcome," UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said Tuesday in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
The minister pointed at Iran's ballistic missile program and material support for regional terrorist groups, voicing his concern over the upcoming expiration of the conventional arms embargo on Tehran, set to be lifted under the deal in October.
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Bin Zayed voiced hope for a more comprehensive agreement that drafted in a partnership with regional states – a tacit jab at the 2015 accord, which brought together Iran, the US, Russia, China and European Union states.
The minister also reiterated the UAE's firm claim of sovereignty over the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, which Iran seized in 1971.
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Bin Zayed lambasted Iran's occupation of the islands as a "flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter," vowing that Abu Dhabi will not give up its efforts to reclaim the territory peacefully.
Touching upon the historic normalization accord between Israel and the UAE, the FM reiterated Abu Dhabi's rejection of unilateral annexation of West Bank territories and said the deal was instrumental in freezing Israel's plans to this end, while also opening the door to a more comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
"We hope this peace accord will provide an opportunity for Palestinians and Israelis to reengage in negotiations to achieve peace," he asserted, while also affirming the country's support for the two-state solution.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
