The United Arab Emirates announced this Friday that it will carry out a review of its ties with the countries in its vicinity after the attacks launched by Iran against energy infrastructures in the region, in the context of the offensive initiated by the United States and Israel last February 28.
Presidential advisor Anwar Gargash noted on social media that, "With the confidence of one who has emerged victorious from a treacherous aggression, we will carefully analyze our regional and international relations, identifying our key partners, including the establishment of an economic and financial structure that strengthens our model."
Although he stressed that it is "premature to draw lessons from the brutal Iranian attack," he defended that a "rational review of national priorities" constitutes the "path to the future." Likewise, he remarked that "We will continue to consolidate the concept of the State that has enshrined the success of the United Arab Emirates and its model, working to strengthen our capacity to protect this homeland and defend it."
In recent months, Emirates, as well as the rest of the members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, has been forced to respond to successive Iranian bombings directed against US bases, facilities, and interests in its territory, within the framework of Tehran's reprisals for the ongoing offensive.
During the first hours of the ceasefire's application between the parties, mediated by Pakistan, Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reported new episodes with Iranian drones and missiles, which sowed doubts about the solidity of the agreed truce in the midst of an attempt to boost diplomatic negotiation.