'Iran has dragged us into this conflict,' top Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash says

Home Shows Tête à tête To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: TÊTE À TÊTE © FRANCE 24 13:47 Issued on: 25/09/2026 - 16:04Modified: 25/09/2026 - 16:07 From the show In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Anwar Gargash, senior diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said Iran "has dragged us into this conflict", after the UAE was "the target of 3,300 missiles and drones" fired by Iran. After US President Donald Trump said he could either negotiate with or "obliterate" Iran, Gargash warned that the "current situation of no war, no peace is not sustainable". Asked about the situation in Sudan, Gargash said the war there was "unwinnable", while sticking by the UAE's "official denial" of arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries. He also called Algeria's decision to cut ties with the UAE "one of the riddles of diplomacy", adding that "states don't talk through riddles". Asked whether he was surprised by the move, he replied: "Very much." Read moreAlgeria cuts diplomatic ties with United Arab Emirates over 'provocative and hostile actions' "We have not had a clear explanation of why Algeria is upset with the UAE," Gargash insisted.