After censure of Iran, Bennett meets UAE president, discusses concerns
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed will discuss regional concerns as tensions rise with Iran.
By LAHAV HARKOV
Published: JUNE 9, 2022
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on Thursday in a previously unannounced visit to Abu Dhabi. The meeting came less than a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors voted to rebuke Iran for not cooperating with the monitoring of its nuclear program, a possible signal that Bennett and MBZ, as the Emirati leader is known, plan to coordinate their strategies on that front.
Boarding the plane to Abu Dhabi, Bennett commended the IAEA for its decision, “which clearly states that Iran is continuing to play games and is continuing to conceal and hide,” he said. “On the one hand, we see in this decision the lies and the hypocrisy of Iran on the nuclear issue and in general. On the other hand, we see here a firm stance by the countries of the world regarding the distinction between good and evil, as they clearly state that Iran is concealing things. We will not let up on this issue.”
However, Iran was not mentioned in the Prime Minister’s Office post-meeting statement, other than in a discussion of “advancing the regional architecture.” That phrase has been used to describe coordination between Israel and the Arab states with which it has peace, including on Iran-related security issues.
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed will discuss regional concerns as tensions rise with Iran.
By LAHAV HARKOV
Published: JUNE 9, 2022
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on Thursday in a previously unannounced visit to Abu Dhabi. The meeting came less than a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors voted to rebuke Iran for not cooperating with the monitoring of its nuclear program, a possible signal that Bennett and MBZ, as the Emirati leader is known, plan to coordinate their strategies on that front.
Boarding the plane to Abu Dhabi, Bennett commended the IAEA for its decision, “which clearly states that Iran is continuing to play games and is continuing to conceal and hide,” he said. “On the one hand, we see in this decision the lies and the hypocrisy of Iran on the nuclear issue and in general. On the other hand, we see here a firm stance by the countries of the world regarding the distinction between good and evil, as they clearly state that Iran is concealing things. We will not let up on this issue.”
However, Iran was not mentioned in the Prime Minister’s Office post-meeting statement, other than in a discussion of “advancing the regional architecture.” That phrase has been used to describe coordination between Israel and the Arab states with which it has peace, including on Iran-related security issues.
more............... https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-708980
