[53103] Political Emergency Call: Netanyahu in Conversation with the President of the UAE Following Iranian Attacks

Regional Tension: Netanyahu Spoke with the President of the UAE Following Attacks from Iran

In a diplomatically unusual move, the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates confirmed that the country's president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, received phone calls from several regional leaders, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to reports from Amit Segal and Michael Shemesh, this is an exceptional confirmation from the Emirates, as conversations of this type are usually kept under a veil of secrecy.

The talks took place against the backdrop of what was described as "Iranian terror attacks" against the United Arab Emirates, which included harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure. According to Nitzan Shapira on Telegram and Aslan - The Arab World | Sapir Lipkin, besides Netanyahu, King Abdullah II of Jordan and the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, also spoke with the Sheikh to express condemnation of the attacks.

The Emirati news agency clarified, as reported in Kan 11 | Arab-Palestinian Desk, that the leaders expressed "their countries' solidarity with the United Arab Emirates and their support for all measures it will take to maintain its security and stability." In Convergence of Arenas | Shahar Kleiman, they noted that Netanyahu emphasized in the conversation his sharp condemnation of the terror attacks against the Arab state.

While most channels covered the conversation as part of a broad regional move against Iran, Kan 11 | Arab-Palestinian Desk – which sometimes presents a more critical line towards the Israeli administration – presented the details as a factual description of the Emirati news agency's statement, without further commentary on the security connection.