Iran now seen as ‘long-term threat’ across region, UAE’s Gargash says

UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Friday Iran clearly emerged as the region’s “long-term threat” following its large-scale missile and drone attacks on Persian Gulf states during the latest Middle East war.

“It has now become very clear to the region, to the United Arab Emirates and other countries, that Iran is the long-term threat,” Gargash said, speaking via video conference at the World Policy Conference in Chantilly, France.

Gargash said Iran fired around 2,800 missiles and drones at the UAE, with roughly 89% targeting civilians and critical energy infrastructure, and warned that rebuilding trust with Tehran after such attacks would take “ages and ages.”